Rehabilitation Engineering Design Laboratory

RED LAB

Publications

Learn more about our recent publications and more by Dr. Mhatre and other fellow collaborators.

2026 | Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Data-driven framework for adverse manual wheelchair event risk classification and prevention

Anand Mhatre, Muyun Zhao, Theresa Berner, Matthew Yankie, Colin Mair & Caroline Newe

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2026 | Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Reliability of manual wheelchairs: a repairable systems analysis

Anand Mhatre, Muyun Zhao & Colin Mair

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2025 | Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Raising wheelchair quality in India using international testing standards

Ritu Ghosh, Pooja Behera, Soikat Ghosh Moulic, Sama Raju & Anand Mhatre

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2025 | Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Durability and usability evaluation of a tilt-in-space manual wheelchair for children in India

Abigail Dumm, Ritu Ghosh, Sama Raju, Sureshkumar Kamalakannan, Soikat Ghosh Moulic & Anand Mhatre

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2025 | Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Ultralight wheelchair part failures are associated with sensor-monitored road shocks: A pilot study

Anand Mhatre, Carmen DiGiovine, Alyssa Boccardi, Fangzheng Wu & Bryan Hess

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2024 | Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Power wheelchair usage and repair are associated: a retrospective analysis

Anand Mhatre, Cassandra Loew, Ekim Yurtsever & Colin Mair

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2024 | Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Identifying risk factors for wheelchair damage, part failure, and adverse consequences to the user

Anand Mhatre, Carmen DiGiovine & Colin Mair

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2023 | Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Effects of the WHO 8-step wheelchair-service-delivery process on wheelchair users in El Salvador: a cohort study

Yasmin Garcia-Mendez, Megan D’Innocenzo, Jonathan Pearlman, Stephanie Vásquez-Gabela,Perth Rosen, Maria-Virginia Rodriguez-Funes, R. Lee Kirby & Anand Mhatre

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2022 | Journal of Medical Internet Research: Aging

Older Wheelchair Users Recommend Age-Friendly Design Improvements to a Wheelchair Maintenance App: Mixed Methods Development Study

Alyssa Boccardi, Fangzheng, Jon Pearlman & Anand Mhatre

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2022 | Societies

Assistive technology makerspaces promote capability of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Alyssa Boccardi, Kimberly A. Szucs, Ikenna D. Ebuenyi & Anand Mhatre

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2022 | Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

A cross-sectional descriptive analysis of complex rehabilitation technology (CRT) supplier opinions on the current state of wheelchair repair services

Jeffrey J. Ruffing, Mark R. Schmeler, Richard M. Schein & Anand Mhatre

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2022 | Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering

Accelerated wear testing shows that thermoplastic bushings could be a cost-effective and durable alternative to traditional bearings for wheelchair caster use

Jack J Fried, Jon L Pearlman & Anand A Mhatre

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2021 | Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

A descriptive analysis of wheelchair repair registry data

Alexandria M. James, Gede Pramana, Richard M. Schein, Anand Mhatre, Jonathan Pearlman, Matthew Macpherson & Mark R. Schmeler

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2021 | Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Community-based wheelchair caster failures call for improvements in quality and increased frequency of preventative maintenance

Anand Mhatre, Jon Pearlman, Mark Schmeler, Benjamin Krider & John Fried

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2021 | Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering

Rolling resistance of casters increases significantly after two years of simulated use

Holly Wilson-Jene, Anand Mhatre, Joseph Ott, Benjamin Krider, Clair Smith, Lauren Terhorst & Jonathan Pearlman

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2021 | Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Development of a Wheelchair Repair Registry. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Alexandria M. James, Gede Pramana, Anand Mhatre, David Brienza, Jonathan Pearlman, Patricia Karg & Mark R. Schmeler

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2021 | PLOS One

Exploratory investigation of the outcomes of wheelchair provision through two service models in Indonesia

Megan E. D’Innocenzo, Jonathan L. Pearlman, Yasmin Garcia-Mendez, Stephanie Vasquez-Gabela, Christina Zigler, Perth Rosen, Eviana Hapsari Dewi, Ignatius Praptoraharjo and Anand Mhatre

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2020 | PLOS One

Design and evaluation of a laboratory-based wheelchair castor testing protocol using community data

Anand Mhatre, Norman Reese & Jon Pearlman

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2019 | Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Development, reliability, and piloting of a wheelchair caster failure inspection tool (C-FIT)

Anand A Mhatre, Stephanie Lachell & Jonathan L. Pearlman

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2017 | African Journal of Disability

Development of wheelchair caster testing equipment and preliminary testing of caster models

Anand Mhatre, Joseph Ott, Jonathan Pearlman

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2017 | African Journal of Disability

Developing product quality standards for wheelchairs used in less-resourced environments

Anand Mhatre, Daniel Martin, Matt McCambridge, Norman Reese, Mark Sullivan, Don Schoendorfer, Eric Wunderlich, Chris Rushman, Dave Mahilo, Jon Pearlman

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2016 | The Official Journal of RESNA

Design and focus group evaluation of a bed-integrated weight measurement system for wheelchair users

Anand Mhatre, Jonathan Duvall, Dan Ding, Rory Cooper & Jon Pearlman

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