Author(s)

Bingxing Li, Mengqiu Li, Zhonglei Geng

Corresponding Author

Mengqiu Li

ABSTRACT

With the development of economy and society and the advancement of science and technology, life expectancy per capita has generally increased and the number of elderly people is increasing day by day, which accelerates the trend of population ageing. The use of lower limb exoskeletons can effectively solve the problem of limited daily mobility of the elderly. Based on the study of the physiological and psychological characteristics of the elderly, the article introduces the design concept of humanistic care into the design of the lower limb exoskeleton for the elderly and explores the development direction of humanistic design of the lower limb exoskeleton for the elderly. The article innovatively proposes the concept of "humanistic care", summarizes the design factors of the lower limb exoskeleton at the physiological and psychological levels, and proposes corresponding design strategies for the structure, function, colour, material and form of the exoskeleton. It also proposes corresponding design strategies for the structure, function, colour, material and morphology of the exoskeleton. It elevates the exploration of humanistic design of the lower limb exoskeleton to a deeper level and provides new ideas and methods for the design of the lower limb exoskeleton for the elderly.

KEYWORDS

Assisted exoskeleton, Humanistic care concept, Elderly users