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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2018
The Government of the United States of America As Represented BY the Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC (US);
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (US);
Katherine M. Bogie, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Mary Kristina Henzel, Cleveland, OH (US);
Steven Majerus, Cleveland, OH (US);
Steven J. Mitchell, Cleveland, OH (US);
United States Government as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC (US);
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a footplate assembly for monitoring foot position in real time, as a wheelchair is driven. Optionally, the footplate assembly can use an array of force-sensing resistors and infrared distance sensors to detect the pressure and location of the foot within the immediate confines of the footplate. The footplate assembly can be provided as an overlay to an existing wheelchair footplate structure, or the footplate assembly can be integrated into or replace an existing wheelchair footplate structure.