Special
Topics:
Design Methods and Human Interaction (pdf)
Wheelchair
Integrated Occupant Restraints (pdf)
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
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Linda van Roosmalen PhD UPMC Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, |
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PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL
PUBLICATIONS/SUBMISSIONS |
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DA
Hobson, L van Roosmalen and L Schneider, “Development Of An Industry Standard
For A Universal Docking Interface Geometry: Towards The Next Generation Of Wheelchair
Securement”. Submitted to AT Journal, October 2004. |
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P Wolf, L
van Roosmalen and GE Bertocci, ”Wheelchair Tiedown and Occupant Restraint
System Issues in the Real World and the Virtual World: Ethnography Meets
Computer Simulation”. Submitted to AT Journal, October 2004. |
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(Publications): |
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M Reed and L van Roosmalen, “A pilot study of a method for assessing the
reach capability of wheelchair users for safety belt design”, Applied
Ergonomics 2005; Vol36/5: 523-528. |
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L van Roosmalen, M Reed, GE Bertocci, “Wheelchair occupant restraint usability
issues”, Assistive Technology 2005;
17:23-36. |
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GE
Bertocci and L van Roosmalen, “Caster Crashworthiness”, Assistive Technology Journal, February 2003. |
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L van Roosmalen,
GE Bertocci, D Ha, P Karg, “Wheelchair integrated occupant restraints:
Feasibility in frontal impact," Medical
Engineering and Physics, Vol 23-10, January 2002. |
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L van
Roosmalen, GE Bertocci, DA Hobson, and P. Karg, "Preliminary evaluation
of wheelchair occupant restraint system usage in motor vehicles," Journal of Rehabilitation Research and
Development, Vol 39-1, 2002. |
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L van
Roosmalen, GE Bertocci, D Ha, P Karg, S Szobota, "Proposed test method
and evaluation of wheelchair seating system crashworthiness," Journal of Rehabilitation Research and
Development, vol. 37, 2000, pp. 543-554. |
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D Ha, GE
Bertocci, E Deemer, L van Roosmalen, P Karg, "Evaluation of wheelchair
back support crashworthiness: combination wheelchair back support surfaces and
attachment hardware," Journal of
Rehabilitation Research & Development, vol. 37, 2000, pp.555-564. |
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GE
Bertocci, |
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GE
Bertocci, D Ha, L van Roosmalen, P Karg, E Deemer, "Evaluation of
wheelchair drop seat crashworthiness," Medical Engineering and Physics, vol. 37-5, 2000. |
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CONFERENCE
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
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S Urankar and L van Roosmalen,
“Design Criteria for a Wheelchair Integrated Pelvic Restraint Device”,
submitted to the annual proceedings of RESNA, |
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L van Roosmalen,
DA Hobson and GE Bertocci. “Braking and Swerving of Large Transit Buses
Related to Wheelchair and Occupant Safety”, ISS proceedings. |
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L van Roosmalen, M Reed. Wheelchair occupant restraint usability issues.
Annual proceedings of RESNA, |
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L van Roosmalen, M Reed. Usability issues and reach in wheelchair occupant
restraint design. International Seating Symposium proceedings, |
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L van Roosmalen, GE Bertocci. Wheelchair caster loading during
frontal motor vehicle impact. RESNA conference proceedings, |
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N Tharakeshwarappa, L van Roosmalen, GE Bertocci. Development of a pendulum impact
tester to evaluate wheelchair caster crashworthiness. RESNA conference
proceedings, |
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L van Roosmalen, GE Bertocci, D Herring. Wheelchair and occupant kinematics
during low-g turning and braking. RESNA conference proceedings, |
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L van Roosmalen,
SA Reeves, DA Hobson. Effect of universal docking interface geometry
placement on wheelchair and occupant kinematics. RESNA conference
proceedings, |
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C
Armstrong, L van Roosmalen, MA Manary, GE Bertocci. User preferences on
wheelchair integrated restraint design. RESNA conference proceedings, |
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L van
Roosmalen, MA Manary, C Armstrong. Wheelchair transportation safety: Occupant
restraint preferences from adult and pediatric wheelchair users. In: ISS
annual conference proceedings: |
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L van Roosmalen, DA Hobson. Issues related to the location of
a universal interface for automated wheelchair securement. In: RESNA annual
conference proceedings; June 2002, |
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AM
Koontz, RA Cooper, L van Roosmalen. Anthropometrics in wheelchair mobility
studies. In: Anthropometrics of Disability: An International Workshop. |
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L van Roosmalen,
Bertocci GE, Hobson DA, Karg P. Usability and satisfaction of wheelchair
occupant restraint systems used during motor vehicle transport. In: RESNA
annual conference; |
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L van
Roosmalen, GE Bertocci, A Leary. Computer simulation validation of a
wheelchair mounted occupant restraint system under frontal impact. In: RESNA
annual conference; |
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L van Roosmalen, GE Bertocci. The effect of a wheelchair integrated occupant
restraint system on wheelchair tie-down and occupant restraint design
characteristics. In: RESNA annual conference; |
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D Ha, GE Bertocci, L van Roosmalen. Development of a static test method to evaluate crashworthiness
of wheelchair seating systems used as motor vehicle seats. In: RESNA annual
conference; |
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D Ha, GE
Bertocci, E Deemer, L van Roosmalen, P Karg, "Evaluation of wheelchair
seating system crashworthiness: Wheelchair back surfaces attachment
hardware," Proceedings of the RESNA annual conference. |
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L van
Roosmalen, GE Bertocci, "Evaluation
of the Seat Belt Anchorage strength of a prototype Wheelchair Integrated
Occupant Restraint System", Proceedings of the RESNA annual conference. |
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L van Roosmalen, GE Bertocci. Adaptation of integrated restraint
technology for use in the wheelchair transportation industry.
Proceedings of BMES-EMBS. |
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L van Roosmalen, D Ha, GE Bertocci, P Karg. An evaluation of wheelchair
seating system crashworthiness using Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard 207 testing. Proceedings of the RESNA annual conference. |
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L van Roosmalen, J Ysselstein, J Tipton, P Axelson. A self-propelled mobility device
for soft surfaces. RESNA '99 Proceedings. |
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WM
Richter, L van Roosmalen, DA Chesney, PW Axelson. User Evaluations of Three
Low-Impact Pushrim Designs. RESNA '99 Proceedings. |
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L van Roosmalen, M Baldwin, T Bursick. Design process and test results
according to ISO standards of a wheelchair build of PVC tubing, plywood and
fasteners. RESNA '99 Proceedings. |
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L van Roosmalen, GE Bertocci, P Karg, T Young. Belt fit evaluation of fixed
vehicle-mounted shoulder restraint anchor across mixed occupant populations.
Proceedings of the RESNA annual
conference. |
INVITED PRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS
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DA Hobson, L van
Roosmalen, ME Buning. Wheelchair
Transportation Safety Workshop. International Seating Symposium, |
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L van Roosmalen. Wheelchair Transportation Safety.
Seating and Mobility Workshop, Dept. of Rehabilitation Science and
Technology, |
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L van Roosmalen, |
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L van Roosmalen, |
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L van Roosmalen, |
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DA Hobson, L van
Roosmalen. Wheelchair Transportation
Safety Workshop. International Seating Symposium, |
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L van Roosmalen, GE
Bertocci, L Schneider, DA Hobson, MA Manary. Wheelchair Transportation Safety, Forum at the annual RESNA
conference, |
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L van Roosmalen, GE
Bertocci, L Schneider. Wheelchair
Transportation Safety. Instructional Course at the annual RESNA conference, |
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L van Roosmalen, MA
Manary. Focus Group on Wheelchair
Integrated Occupant Restraints, |
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L van Roosmalen. Wheelchair Transportation Safety.
Presentation for parents of children with disabilities at the |
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L van Roosmalen. Wheelchair Transportation
Safety. Presentation for clinicians and engineers attending the instructional
course related to the RERC on Wheeled Mobility at the |
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L van
Roosmalen. Wheelchair Transportation Safety. Presentation for employees of
the |
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L van
Roosmalen. Injury risk assessment of wheelchair occupant restraint systems in
a frontal crash: a case for integrated restrain |
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