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This paper introduces ‘Easyi’, a product that can adjust the height of a toilet seat and its corresponding angular velocity to support elderly people in standing up and sitting down safely when using the toilet. The angle of the toilet seat can be calculated based on the bending degree of human knee angles and leg stresses when people are getting up and sitting down. The use of mortise and tenon structures means that installation can be achieved without other tools. Hydraulic technology is used to power and prop up the toilet seat. This paper presents the design process of ‘Easyi’ and concludes with future work from evaluation. The paper has two main contributions. Firstly, it promotes a new approach to preventing the falling of elderly people when they use the toilet. Secondly, it introduces a new design idea that this problem of falling can be solved by changing parts of existing products instead of creating new products.
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Yuan, Y., Shu, H., Bowen, Z., Haoyu, Z. (2021). ‘Easyi’ - A New Toilet Seat Designed for Senior Adults to Prevent Them from Falling When Using the Toilet. In: Kalra, J., Lightner, N.J., Taiar, R. (eds) Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices. AHFE 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 263. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80744-3_61
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