Age Simulation Suits for Training, Research and Development

Groza, H. L.; Sebesi, S. B.; Mandru, D. S.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-52875-5_17

H. L. Groza⁸,
S. B. Sebesi⁸ &
D. S. Mandru⁸

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Simulation of old age can be a strong tool in providing information to researchers and developers for products that address to elderly people, and also for the disabled. Medical personal that is working with people that need care could be also users for an age simulator, with the purpose of understanding the needs of the ones they take care of. The benefits would be to provide better services and give empathy. In this paper technical solutions are proposed for development of age simulation suits, in order to identify different ways of integrating the physical functions.

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Mechatronics Department, Technical University/ Faculty of Mechanics, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
H. L. Groza, S. B. Sebesi & D. S. Mandru

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Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Groza, H.L., Sebesi, S.B., Mandru, D.S. (2017). Age Simulation Suits for Training, Research and Development. In: Vlad, S., Roman, N. (eds) International Conference on Advancements of Medicine and Health Care through Technology; 12th - 15th October 2016, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. IFMBE Proceedings, vol 59. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52875-5_17

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52875-5_17
Published: 16 March 2017
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