Sit to Stand Motion Assist System For Senior Citizens

Abstract

People suffer from various ailments like reduced range of joints motion, Parkinson’s diseases & osteoporosis etc. in later stage of life due to which Sit to Stand (STS) motion is difficult to achieve. To cater that, many hospital-oriented devices are there in the market, but they are not specifically oriented towards the daily users who are not patients rather need helping hand less often. Hence, there is a need of a STS Motion Assist System, a mechanism operatable without external assistance and energy source. Senior people tend to refrain from using modern equipment, so this device will be passive with least usage requirement and prior knowledge. One of the reasons for this idea is that it covers United Nations SDG - 3 (Good health and well-being). The idea is to transform miseries and discomfort of senior citizen into a comfortable journey with ease in sitting and standing. At present, some devices are available in the market with different roles, like active or passive, patients oriented, hospital usage and paralysis assistive devices etc. These devices are bulky and expensive, so this device would be relatively affordable and portable. The benefit of our device is that it will address this riddle from a different perspective using a simple mechanism and optimum design approach. Therefore, its practicality is decent and can serve a potential market gap