Macdonald, A. and Louden, D. and Rowe, P.J. and Samuel, D. and Hood, V.L. and Nicol, A.C. and Grealy, M.A. and Conway, B.A. (2007) Towards a design tool for visualizing the functional demand placed on older adults by everyday living tasks. Universal Access in the Information Society, 6 (2). pp. 137-144. ISSN 1615-5289
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This paper discusses the development of a design tool using data calculated from the biomechanical functional demand on joints in older adults during activities of daily living, portrayed using a visual 'traffic-light' system. Whole body movements of 84 older adults were analysed using a 3D motion capture system and reaction forces were measured by force platforms, and translated into a 3D software model. Although originally intended as a tool for designers, the early evaluation of this method of visualizing the data suggests that it may be of value across those involved in the professional care of older adults.
| Item type: | Article |
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| ID code: | 14362 |
| Keywords: | design tool, visualizing functional demand, biomechanical functional demand, older adults, traffic-light system, Bioengineering |
| Subjects: | Technology > Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > Bioengineering |
| Department: | Faculty of Engineering > Bioengineering Faculty of Humanities And Social Sciences > Psychology |
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| Depositing user: | Miss Lucy Jones |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Jan 2010 18:56 |
| Last modified: | 02 Nov 2012 05:24 |
| URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/14362 |
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