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TWSIs compliant with the JIS could be an extra barrier for pedestrians, wheelchair users, and baby carriage users. We have considered that bump heights should have been lower for lower limbs disabled and prosthesis users. We developed newly developed Indoor tactile guidance having 2 mm height or less. Especially, this tactile guidance targets indoors. Because indoors are less danger than outdoors and the floor faces are comparatively flat. On the other hand, some studies have suggested that the vibration caused by manual wheelchairs running over the sidewalk and tactile walking surface indicators have risk of secondary disorders for the wheelchair users. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the body vibration for wheelchair users running over newly developed Indoor tactile guidance. Results for the manual wheelchair showed that significant differences existed between TWSIs compliant with JIS and the indoor tactile guidance in body vibration and dis comfort level. TWSIs compliant with JIS are approximately five times as large as the 1 mm height of the indoor tactile guidance and are approximately three times as large as the 2 mm height of the indoor tactile guidance. The development of the indoor tactile guidance in consideration of body vibrations for wheelchair users is necessary.
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