Towards a design tool for visualizing the functional demand placed on older adults by everyday living tasks
Autor: | Alastair Macdonald, Madeleine Grealy, David Loudon, Victoria Hood, Alexander C. Nicol, Bernard A. Conway, Philip Rowe, Dinesh Samuel |
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Rok vydání: | 2007 |
Předmět: |
Activities of daily living
Multimedia Computer Networks and Communications business.industry Design tool computer.software_genre Motion capture Human-Computer Interaction Software Human–computer interaction Force platform business Whole body Psychology Computer communication networks computer Information Systems |
Zdroj: | Universal Access in the Information Society. 6:137-144 |
ISSN: | 1615-5297 1615-5289 |
Popis: | 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. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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