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Ergonomic evaluation of a new type of rollator
ERAK, Ergonomi & Akustik HB.
ERAK, Ergonomi & Akustik HB.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7565-854X
2007 (English)Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

A prototype of a novel rollator, named “Walker” on the Swedish market,was evaluated with respect to obstacle climbing, steering and generalusability. The prototype has a novel design with a triangular base and adouble front wheel on a lever arm arrangement to simplify passing acrossobstacles. Both technical tests and user tests were carried out.The main conclusion is that “Walker” is in several respectsergonomically advantageous compared to the traditional out-door rollators,especially in rough terrain and when passing obstacles. Suggestions forimprovements of certain functions of “Walker” are made, such as handlingin narrow environments and the ability to fold the rollator.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2007.
Keywords [en]
Mobility aid, rollator, ergonomic, usability
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Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-78205OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-78205DiVA, id: diva2:492360
Conference
NES 2007: Ergonomics for a Future, 39th Annual Congress ofthe Nordic Ergonomic Society. Lisekil, Sweden. 1–3 October 2007
Note
QC 20120522Available from: 2012-02-07 Created: 2012-02-07 Last updated: 2022-10-24Bibliographically approved

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