Optimum position and orientation of handrail for sit-to-stand movement

The sit-to-stand (STS) movement is performed throughout the day, and providing handrails is one method of making the STS movement easy. However, designers may have determined the installation position of handrails using intuition and trial and error. The aim of this study is to determine the optimum...

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Main Authors: Takanori CHIHARA, Naoko FUKUCHI, Akihiko SEO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2015-08-01
Series:Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jamdsm/9/3/9_2015jamdsm0036/_pdf/-char/en