Abstract
Background and Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate how differently various form factors of subunits of shock absorption mat attenuate force from the elderly’s fall.
Highlights
World Health Organization [1] has released the following statistics: one-third of the elderly population slips and falls at least once in a year, and the trend is that 28-35% of elderlies over 65 years of age will slip and fall in a year
2) To obtain independent variables that would be used to construct various models of shock absorption mat with 3ds Max software before they would be subsequently inputted into ANSYS
The simulated absorbed forces would show which kind of subunits are suitable for constructing a reliable shock absorption mat: the higher the force a type of subunits could absorb and withstand, the more suitable that type is for constructing a shock absorption mat
Summary
World Health Organization [1] has released the following statistics: one-third of the elderly population slips and falls at least once in a year, and the trend is that 28-35% of elderlies over 65 years of age will slip and fall in a year. 23,000 elderlies have to spend a total of one billion US dollars for their recuperation from broken hip bone [9]. Among those who fall, 70% die from this cause [9]. The purpose of this study was to investigate how differently various form factors of subunits of shock absorption mat attenuate force from the elderly’s fall
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