Design and development of soft exosuit for fall intervention

• Main Author: Er, Jie Kai
• Other Authors: Ang Wei Tech
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Assistive technology; Engineering::Computer science and engineering::Computing methodologies::Pattern recognition
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104485; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/50026
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The risk of falls along with the severity of its associated injuries increases with age. These injuries have caused significant economic loss for the whole family and their caregivers. Hence, many solutions are being developed to minimise fall risk and reduce fall injuries. Here, a fall intervening...