Page 53 - Mobility Management, July/August 2021

THE PROCEDURE
The wheelchair is driven toward a standard height curb (15 cm, 90-degree edge), with varying speeds (which varied from 0.5 to 3.5 mph6 for each model), three different reaction times, and various configurations of back and foot zone clearance (standard and extended). In all cases, factory default RNET settings for the model being tested are used.
FRONT APPROACH
Front drop-off is tested by driving directly at the curb.
REAR APPROACH
Back drop-off is tested by driving backwards toward a curb.
Zero-point drop-off is tested by parking the wheelchair near a drop-off and attempting to turn off the curb with the front or back wheel.
6 This speed is approximately equivalent to outdoor speed three on most chairs and represents an “average walking speed” for crowd travel on sidewalks.
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