Walking and sit to stand are activities carried out by all the people many times during the
day, but physical disabilities due to age and diseases create needs of assistive devices to …

Assistive technology for the differently abled and older adults has made remarkable
achievements in providing rehabilitative, adaptive, and assistive devices. It provides huge …

Older adults, people with chronic conditions, the disabled, and people with mobility
impairments suffer from movement difficulties and have the risk of falling. Mobility aids …

The number of elderly people living alone in their homes is permanently growing in the
whole western world. Because of the deteriorating capabilities to sense and interact with the …

When mobility degrades with age, it is of great significance to develop devices which can
support the elderly in their day-to-day life. With the usage of intelligent assistive robotic …

Older people with chronic conditions even lead to some disabilities face many challenges in
performing daily life. Assistive robot is considered as a tool to provide companionship and …

In this paper, the design, simulation, and prototyping of a novel assisting device are
proposed to accomplish the Sit-To-Stand—STS operation, which is a common action …

Elderly patients face difficulty in performing the sit-to-stand motion; hence, their dependency
on assistive devices for activities of daily living is increasing. However, the existing devices …

Most elderly people complain about the discomfort of movements such as a sit-to-stand
(STS) motion through losing their muscular strength of lower extremity over aging. This …

In an aging society it is extremely important to develop devices, which can support and aid
the elderly in their daily life. This demands means and tools that extend independent living …