Testing of walking aids for elderly

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

doi:10.1109/ISPCE-CN.2018.8805771

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 language	English
Title of host publication	ISPCE-CN 2018 - IEEE International Symposium on Product Compliance Engineering - Asia
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728146263
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISPCE-CN.2018.8805771
Publication status	Published - Dec 2018
Event	2018 IEEE International Symposium on Product Compliance Engineering - Asia, ISPCE-CN 2018 - Shenzhen, China Duration: 5 Dec 2018 → 7 Dec 2018

Publication series

Name	ISPCE-CN 2018 - IEEE International Symposium on Product Compliance Engineering - Asia

Conference

Conference	2018 IEEE International Symposium on Product Compliance Engineering - Asia, ISPCE-CN 2018
Country/Territory	China
City	Shenzhen
Period	5/12/18 → 7/12/18

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Durability
Friction
Walking Aids

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Testing of walking aids for elderly

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