DEVELOPMENT OF AN ERGONOMICALLY DESIGNED WALKER

DEVELOPMENT OF AN ERGONOMICALLY DESIGNED WALKER

Manjushree S. Tayade1, A.V. Patil2

1PG Student (MTech. Design Eng.) Department of Mechanical Engineering, SSGB College of Engineering and Technology, Bhusawal, Maharashtra, India.

2H.O.D (Professor), Department of Mechanical Engineering, SSGB College of Engineering and Technology, Bhusawal, Maharashtra, India.

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Abstract - Over the year’s walker or rollator have helped many elderly people to overcome the barrier of dependency.

Differently able person can enter all type of field in current days. So, we can provide more facility to them, for that reason we can select this project, in this walker by attached the sitting plate in the walker itself it gives more facility to them. The design features a full frame walker that provides secured and stable support while being foldable and compact. By this walker we can sit anywhere at any time easily. Thus, to make the walker more users friendly, safe, and reliable, a new design or solution is proposed. This not only addresses the problem which is prevalent in the elderly section of society but also will be helpful to people with other disabilities. The proposed design of the walker is to increase the safety and movability of the user.

Key Words: Walker, Design, Load Analysis, Mobility, Ergonomics, Anthropometry, Product Evaluation