Conceptual Design and Analysis of a Hybrid Walking Cane Manuscript Received: 14 December 2020, Accepted:22 June 2021, Published: 15 December 2021

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Published: Dec 15, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33093/jetap.2021.3.2.5
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ANSYS, Conceptual design, Hybrid, Material selection, Staircase climbing aid, Walking cane

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Teng Wei Wei
Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Multimedia University
Liew Kia Wai
Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Multimedia University

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This work is aimed to design and analyze the staircase climbing aid, hybrid with the function of walking cane. The tremendous demand for living space increases the essentiality of staircase, corresponding to the escalation of fall injuries. The handrails complemented along with staircase had provided deficient safeguard for staircase user, particularly senior citizen and people with lower limb disability, who need staircase climbing aid to provide extra support during escalating or declining staircase.

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