画像解析によるバドミントン競技用車いすの評価

抄録

In this study, we used two types of badminton competitive wheelchairs, backrest made of the same material as the mainframe and a new one. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the difference in wheelchair performance and wheelchair operability of athletes. The motion in driving was captured and analyzed using the three-dimensional motion capture system. Subject was a representative from Japan. This experiment led to the following result; when comparing different backrests, there was no difference in the average maximum speed, and the speed tended to increase depending on the direction of travel. This result was thought that good for the subject’s dominant hand and habit for stroke direction.