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

当长者独立生活，维持自尊时，提供活动设备或环境，让他们能自由行动，同时保持他们的动力，以及防止因年龄而导致的身体机能衰退，是很重要的。本研究旨在在前期研究的基础上，开发一种新的操作系统SLIDE FLEX，将基于阻碍因素分析的触摸滑动传感器应用于老年设施的电动轮椅。Slide Flex是一款电动轮椅，鼓励需要护理的老年人自发转移活动，并具有手动轮椅推进运动的操作界面。我们正计划提出一项方法建议，用于开发辅助产品，以加速老年人对未来活动的自我激励或关注。

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.