Development of a Chair to Facilitate Support and Independence among the Aged

一些研究已经从基于安全性和使用效率的人类的身体特征和基于可用性的人类智能的角度研究了各种机械辅助设备对人类的适应性。最近的研究测量了有关人类“思想”的更高层次的信息，以便使产品与人的精神状况相匹配。此外，随着人口老龄化，促进老年人赡养和独立的福利机构的发展也取得了进展。虽然在残疾人的支持方面已经取得了实质性的进展，但在产品对用户需求的适应性方面仍有许多问题需要解决。本文报告了一项关于老年人对椅子的需求的调查，并进行了两个实验，以检验旨在帮助老年人站立的支持系统。在本研究中，这些结果强调了开发生物工程方法的必要性，使老年人能够在尽可能少的帮助下站立，即使在辅助站立时也是如此，以促进自主神经系统功能。这可以通过开发按钮和杠杆操作的辅助装置来实现。

Several studies have investigated the adaptability of various mechanical aids to humans from the standpoint of the physical characteristics of humans based on the safety and application efficiency, and with regard to human intelligence based on usability. More recent research has measured higher order information concerning the human "mind" in order to adapt products to match a person's mental condition. In addition, as the population ages, the development of welfare apparatus to facilitate support and independence among the aged has also progressed. Although there has been substantial progress in the support for the disabled, many problems have yet to be addressed with regard to the adaptability of products to user requirements.The present paper reports An Investigation of Needs to Chair among the Aged and two experiments conducted to examine support systems designed to assist aged people in standing up. In the present study, these results underscore the necessity for the development of bioengineered means to enable the elderly to stand up with as little assistance as possible, even during assisted standing in order to promote autonomic nervous system function. This may be accomplished through the development of button and lever operated assistance devices.