Conference Proceedings

Effects of Simulated Aging on Cushion Performance Related to Hysteresis
Amanda Manko, Patricia Karg, David Brienza, Alexandra Delazio (Univ. of Pittsburgh, Dept. of Rehabilitation Science and Technology)
RESNA Annual Conference (2021)

Effects of simulated aging on seat cushion immersion
Patricia Karg, Amanda Manko, David Brienza, Alexandra Delazio (Univ. of Pittsburgh, Dept. of Rehabilitation Science and Technology)
RESNA Annual Conference (2021)

Visualizing Wheelchair Performance Standard Outcomes for Ease of Interpretation by Wheelchair Users, Healthcare Professionals and Manufacturers
Alexandra M. Delazio, David M. Brienza (Univ. of Pittsburgh, Dept. of Bioengineering, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine), Amanda Manko, Patricia E. Karg (Univ. of Pittsburgh, Dept. of Rehabilitation Science and Technology)
RESNA Annual Conference (2021)

Design and Evaluation of a Wheelchair Cushion Cover with Microclimate Management to Prevent Pressure Injuries
Junghan Sim, Patricia Karg, David Brienza (Univ. of Pittsburgh, Dept. of Rehabilitation Science and Technology)
RESNA Annual Conference (2020)

Observed toe and slop in manual wheelchairs and its effect on rolling resistance
Holly Wilson-Jene, Joseph Ott, Jonathan Pearlman (Univ. of Pittsburgh, Dept of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, Intl. Soc. of Wheelchair Professionals)
RESNA Annual Conference (2020)

Effects of simulated aging on cushion performance metrics
Amanda Manko, Patricia Karg, David Brienza, Alexandra Delazio, Jenna Freedman (Univ. of Pittsburgh, Dept of Rehabilitation Science and Technology), Emily Williams (Univ. of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering)
RESNA Annual Conference (2020)

Visual Characterization of Wheelchair Cushions following Simulated Aging
Noah Bauer (Univ. of Pittsburgh, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering), Alexandra Delazio, Patricia Karg, David Brienza (Univ. of Pittsburgh, Dept. of Rehabilitation Science and Technology)
RESNA Annual Conference (2020)

Impact of Toe in/out due to Rolling Resistance Losses in Manual Wheelchair Propulsion
Joseph Ott, Menachem Marcus, London Lee, Jonathan Pearlman (Univ. of Pittsburgh, Dept. of Rehabilitation Science and Technology)
ISS Vancouver (2020)

Relationship between impact damping and hysteresis wheelchair cushion performance test results
Keerthana Kalliat, Patricia Karg, David Brienza, Sandra Guzman, Jenna Freedman, Alexandra Delazio (Univ. of Pittsburgh, Dept. of Rehabilitation Science and Technology)
RESNA Annual Conference (2019)

Repeatability of a novel laboratory method for characterizing lateral and anterior stability properties of wheelchair seat cushions
Alexandra Delazio, David Brienza, Patricia Karg (Univ. of Pittsburgh, Dept. of Rehabilitation Science and Technology)
RESNA Annual Conference (2019)

Comparing lab-based and community wheelchair caster failures
Anand Mhatre, Jon Pearlman (Univ. of Pittsburgh, Dept. of Rehabilitation Science and Technology)
RESNA Annual Conference (2019)

Reliability of a standard test for wheelchair cushion envelopment characteristics
Jenna Freedman, Patricia Karg, David Brienza, Sandra Arias-Guzmán, Keerthana Kalliat, Alexandra Delazio (Univ. of Pittsburgh, Dept. of Rehabilitation Science and Technology)
RESNA Annual Conference (2019)

Impact damping test for wheelchair cushions: effect of calculation methods and new test metric
Sandra Arias-Guzmán, David Brienza, Patricia Karg, Alexandra Delazio, Keerthana Kalliat, Jenna Freedman (Univ. of Pittsburgh, Dept of Rehabilitation Science and Technology)
RESNA Annual Conference (2019)

Preliminary results of wheel rolling resistance using a drum-based testing machine
Joseph Ott, Menachem Marcus, London Lee, Jonathan Pearlman (Univ. of Pittsburgh, Dept. of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, Intl. Soc. of Wheelchair Professionals)
RESNA Annual Conference (2019)

Using FEA software to simulate lab-based failures in casters
Menachem Marcus, Anand Mhatre, Brady Cousins, Daniel Henry, Samuel Zilavy, David Schmidt (Univ. of Pittsburgh)
RESNA Annual Conference (2019)