The perfect sports wheelchair

In this project methods are developed to give wheelchair-bound athletes feedback on their performance, with the purpose to improve themselves and to improve their wheelchair. Videos of wheelchair basketball games were extensively analyzed and measurements were performed using sensors that fit to a sports wheelchair. The methodology is used to study the optimal configuration of the sports wheelchair in wheelchair basketball and can be applied in other wheelchair sports and in regular wheelchair use.

Project Parameters

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Launch Date: 2014

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Funding: RAAK-PRO

Research Partners

Delft University of Technology The Hague University of Applied Sciences Dutch Basketball Federation (NBB)

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