As the elderly grow older, their psychological characteristics also change, and negative emotions have a stronger impact on them. It is very easy to produce emotions such as suspicion, lonely, stubbornness, unconfident, and restlessness. Product modeling obtains the most intuitive and optimized experience through people's visual perception, which will directly affect the psychological and physical aspects of the elderly. Due to the gradual increase in age, people will be more likely to accept stable, round, and relatively simple external shapes, which will affect their enthusiasm for using products. Therefore, the design of walking aids must give the elderly a warm, harmonious, and calm external feeling, and more symmetrical arcs and curved surfaces should be used.
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l The development of walking aids
l The multifunctional design of walking aids
The development of walking aids
First of all, ergonomics is one of the necessary conditions to consider whether a product is humanized, especially in the special group of the elderly. It exists in the interrelationship and function among humans, machines, and the environment. At the same time, based on the characteristics of people's physiology and psychology, the purpose is to make users feel convenient and comfortable during use, which is very humanized, and establish the most harmonious relationship among people, machines, and the environment. Functional rationality must be required for special service groups, which are divided into main functions and auxiliary functions, which are particularly prominent in walking aid products. For example, walking aids mainly provide body support for the elderly, reduce the gravity burden on the legs and feet, avoid wear and tear on the leg joints, and are conducive to the rehabilitation of the lower limbs. With the highlight of humanized design, walking aids add corresponding auxiliary functions, such as lighting, GPS positioning, storage of medicines, and other functions, to meet the safety needs of the elderly in life and travel.
The multifunctional design of walking aids
The purpose of the multifunctional design of walking aids is to meet the needs of users in various aspects, among which the auxiliary function and the main function must be taken into account. Prevent redundant functions of the product and avoid unnecessary impact on the use of the elderly. In terms of environmental protection elements, as an indispensable tool in the life of the elderly, most of the shape and structure of the walker is in close contact with the body. Especially for the soft materials of the handles of walking sticks and walking frames, the product materials are required to be environmentally friendly, and green design is advocated. In terms of structural elements, the unpowered wheeled walker mainly controls the forward speed through the hand brake. The traditional handbrake design mainly refers to the design of bicycle handlebars, and the brake side of the handbrake is controlled by the grip force of the hand. Nowadays, the handle is designed to be pushed forward, like the handle of a baby carriage, and a hand brake-like handle is designed under the handle to reduce hand strength and achieve brake balance.
In addition, according to different needs, some walking aids add functional structures that are convenient for storage and carrying in the structural design. At the same time, due to the decline of physical functions of the elderly, such as neurasthenia or degeneration, they are slow to respond to external stimuli, which needs to be considered in the design of the functional structure of the walker.
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