Testing of walking aids for elderly

S. L. Mak, C. H. Li, H. K. Lau

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Abstract

The population of elderly will continue increasing for the coming years in most developed countries or cities. Many of the elderlies will still heavily reply on the assistance from walking aids in their daily life. To protect the elderlies, international standards on product safety have specified both frictional force and durability requirements on these walking aids. This paper reviewed the current test methods of these walking aids and highlighted their limitations. The tips of selected walking aids were tested and results have shown that 4 (out of 5) specimens were not met the requirements that are specified in the standards.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationISPCE-CN 2018 - IEEE International Symposium on Product Compliance Engineering - Asia
ISBN (Electronic)9781728146263
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2018
Event2018 IEEE International Symposium on Product Compliance Engineering - Asia, ISPCE-CN 2018 - Shenzhen, China
Duration: 5 Dec 20187 Dec 2018

Publication series

NameISPCE-CN 2018 - IEEE International Symposium on Product Compliance Engineering - Asia

Conference

Conference2018 IEEE International Symposium on Product Compliance Engineering - Asia, ISPCE-CN 2018
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShenzhen
Period5/12/187/12/18

Keywords

  • Durability
  • Friction
  • Walking Aids

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