Journal Publications
The Assistive Technology Resource Center has had many articles published concerning assistive technology, rehabilitation engineering, and technology dissemination. If you would like a copy of any of the following articles, please e-mail atrc@wpi.edu.
Papers
- A.H. Hoffman, H.K. Ault, H. Toriumi, S.A. Smith, C. Felice, "The Design and Kinematic Evaluation of a Passive Wearable Upper Extremity Orthosis", Proceedings of the 2002 Annual RESNA Conference, in press, 2002.
- A.H. Hoffman, H.K. Ault, R. Catricala, "The Development of a Regional Assistive Technology Resource Center", Proceedings of the 2001 Annual RESNA Conference, pp.172-174.
- R. Catricala, "Development of a Simplified Gait analysis System to Determine the Effect of Restricted Ankle Motion During Stair Ambulation", M.S. Thesis, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, 2001.
- K.D. Belliveau, M. Carreau, "Development of a Prototype Retractable Wheelchair Foot Tray", Proceedings of 2001 Annual RESNA Conference, pp.388-390, 2001.
- A.H. Hoffman, H.K. Ault, R. Catricala, G.M. Rabideau, S. Kohn and J. Ripley, "Development of a Prototype Bumper System for Powered Wheelchairs", Proceedings of the RESNA 2000 Conference, pp.468-470, 2000.
- A.H. Hoffman, H.K. Ault, C. Demetry, and D.W. Nicoletti, "Teaching Disability Awareness and Universal Design to Middle School Students", Proceedings, Designing for the 21st Century II: An International Conference on Universal Design, Vol. 5, pp. 10-12, 2000.
- A.H. Hoffman, H.K. Ault, M.H. Becker, A.E. Hoover, M.E. Johnson, M.C. Malchiodi, "Impact Forces Associated with Powered Wheelchairs", Proceedings of the RESNA’99 Conference, pp. 239-241, 1999.
- C. Bruno and A.H. Hoffman, "Modeling the Dynamic Stability of an Occupied Wheelchair", Proceedings of the RESNA’98 Conference, pp. 164-166, 1998.
- A.H. Hoffman and H.K. Ault, "Powered Arm Orthosis" , Rehabilitation R&D Progress Reports, Vol. 35, pp. 225, 1998. (abstract).
- D.A. Rice, R.J. Hirko, A.H. Hoffman, H.K. Ault and R.C. Anderson, "Assistive Technology Transfer and the NSF Bioengineering Research to Aid the Disabled (BRAD) Program", Technology and Disability, Vol. 7, pp. 47-54, 1997.
- C. Bruno, "Development of a Mathematical Model to Investigate the Static and Dynamic Stability of a Wheelchair System", M.S. Thesis, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, 1997.
- A.H. Hoffman and H.K. Ault, "A Retrospective Study of the Use and Abandonment of Assistive Devices Developed by Student Design Projects", Proceedings of the RESNA’96 Conference, pp. 131-133, 1996.
- A.H. Hoffman and H.K. Ault, "Student to Student Technology Transfer", Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 22 Supplement 1, pp. 68, 1994. (abstract)
- A.H. Hoffman, H.K. Ault, D.E. Brewster, C.R. Merkle and J.A. Conkey, "The Effects of Ankle-Foot Orthoses on the Kinematics and Energy Content of Gait", Proceedings of the 12th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, Vol. 3, pp. 182-184, 1994.
- A.H. Hoffman and H.K. Ault, "Rehabilitation Engineering at WPI", abstract and video presentation, 1993 RESNA Conference, Las Vegas, June 1993.
- A.H. Hoffman, H.K. Ault, D.R. Flinton and W.B. Sullivan, "The Design and Development of a Reacher/Gripper Device for a Child with Arthrogryposis", Proceedings of the RESNA’93 Conference, Vol. 13, pp. 507-509, 1993.
- H.K. Ault and A.H. Hoffman, "Teaching Design Through the Development of Devices to Assist the Disabled", in Innovations in Engineering Design Education, ASME, pp. 241-243, 1993.
- A.H. Hoffman and H.K. Ault, "Technology Transfer Through Student Design Projects", Proceedings of the Fourteenth Annual RESNA Conference, RESNA, Vol. 11, pp. 33-35, 1991.
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