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The Research And Desighn For The Elderly Of Non-Powered Walking Aids

Posted on:2010-07-30Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:F F JingFull Text:PDF
GTID:2132360278959084Subject:Industrial design
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Accompanied by social development and the advent of an aging society's traditional way of gradually changing the old-age pension, which the elderly are faced with how to make their own independent life and leisure, non-dynamic walkers most often the elderly, as a help-line tool of choice, its research and design is very necessary and meaningful.In this paper, from the arrival of an aging society caused by changes in the way old-age and elderly people to analyze the physiological characteristics of the elderly are to be used walkers, non-dynamic walkers benefits for the elderly, led to study the subject.Then, firstly do a spread and deeply research on the type of walker,the suitable groups and how to use them, and perspective from the man-machine research and analysis of a walker handle and the size of the design principles of analysis, for the back for lay the foundation for research.Make a careful analysis of the elderly's social, psychological and physical situation ,and summed up a number of design principles for the elderly's products. (emphasis on the character of the elderly'locomotion function)The elderly through the use of walkers to investigate various aspects of the research, analysis to help older people use different devices and improve the merits of the views of the shortcomings, and then according to the different stages of the elderly conducted a study on elderly people without power drawn walkers design strategies and principles for the design of future reference. Finally, according to studies based on theoretical analysis and the support of the conclusions put forward for the elderly to improve the design of axillary crutches.
Keywords/Search Tags:the elderly, non-powered walking aids, physiological character, dyskinesia
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