Development of a mobility device to promote self-produced locomotion for the elderly in need of care

提供活动装置或环境，使老年人能够自由活动，同时保持自己的动机，防止老年人身体机能的下降，对于老年人独立生活维护自己的自尊是非常重要的。本研究旨在开发一种新的操作系统，在使用电动轮椅时，采用基于障碍因素分析的触摸式滑块传感器。滑块是一种电动轮椅，它鼓励需要护理的老年人的自发转移活动，并具有手动轮椅推进运动的操作界面。我们计划提出一种方法学建议，用于辅助产品的开发，以促进老年人的自我激励或对未来活动的信心。

Provision of such as mobility devices or environment to let elderly people be able to act freely while keeping their motivations as well as preventing age-related decline in physical function is important when the aged operate independent living maintaining his/her self-respect.This study aims to develop a newly operational system SLIDE FLEX on the basis of our earlier study, which applied touch-slide sensor based on obstructive factor analysis when adopting powered wheelchair to elderly facilities.Slide Flex is the electric wheelchair which encourages spontaneous transferal activities of elderly people who require nursing care, as well as having operational interface which manual wheelchair's propelling movement.We are planning to make a proposal of methodology, for development of the assistive products to accelerate geriatric self-motivation or conation for activities in the future.