Loughborough University
Browse

Optimized 3D printed wheelchair racing gloves

Download (243.62 kB)
conference contribution
posted on 2022-01-27, 16:37 authored by James WillmottJames Willmott, Darren WattsDarren Watts
Wheelchair racing gloves are often hand crafted from thermoplastics. The geometries are unique to the individual, often with thumb or finger cavities rendering line-of-sight laser scanning techniques inappropriate for full digital capture. This study describes the use of micro-CT to reverse engineer the bespoke hard gloves of an elite Paralympic athlete, with fabrication via 3D printing. Subsequent design changes, combined with the identification and manipulation of key process parameters during material extrusion, have demonstrated this approach affords enhanced glove performance. Preliminary rolling road test results suggest a competitive advantage for the athlete. The approach is believed transferrable within physical rehabilitation.

History

School

  • Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Design and Creative Arts

Department

  • Design

Published in

Transactions on Additive Manufacturing Meets Medicine

Volume

3

Issue

1

Source

Additive Manufacturing Meets Medicine 2021

Publisher

Infinite Science Publishing

Version

  • VoR (Version of Record)

Rights holder

© The Authors

Publisher statement

This is an Open Access Article. It is published by Infinite Science Publishing under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Publication date

2021-09-08

Copyright date

2021

Language

  • en

Location

Online

Event dates

8th September 2021 - 10th September 2021

Depositor

Dr Darren Watts. Deposit date: 27 January 2022

Article number

565

Usage metrics

    Loughborough Publications

    Categories

    No categories selected

    Licence

    Exports

    RefWorks
    BibTeX
    Ref. manager
    Endnote
    DataCite
    NLM
    DC