Identifier

55

Tyler Rist

Date

2015

Document Type

Honors Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering

Major

Biomedical Engineering

Committee Chair

Joel D. Bumgardner

Abstract

The expanding senior population in America and the documented importance of mobility and transferring in this population highlight the growing need for assistive technologies such as stand-assist devices. There is a need for inexpensive, powered stand-assist technology that can be easily used in a home environment. This project explores the feasibility of developing an inexpensive and lightweight powered stand-assist device by building a custom device for an elderly man in the Memphis community. The device was slightly less expensive than most comparable powered stand-assist devices and weighed approximately 80 pounds (36.3 kg). The device was able to lift the client, but it was not properly utilized due to some setbacks such as the overall size of the device and the lack of training and supervision. Despite these setbacks, the follow-up results suggest there are substantial reasons to believe that development of a less expensive home-use stand-assist device is possible.

Comments

Undergraduate Honor's Thesis

Library Comment

Honors thesis originally submitted to the Local University of Memphis Honor’s Thesis Repository.

Notes

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