Design of Wearable Airbag with Injury Reducing System

Beomgeun Jo, Youngho Lee, Jaemin Kim, Soonmoon Jung, Dongwook Yang, Jeongwoo Lee, Junghwa Hong

2017

Abstract

Injuries caused by falls has become significant social problem in aging society. Falls could cause fractures which is significant cause of morbidity and mortality. As a result, active protecting devices are being developed to protect body from severe injuries. In this study, simulation test method of falls situation is established and the wearable airbag system for protecting from falls is designed through simulation. Ergonomic design is considered in this wearable airbag system to reduce injury level effectively. It will be possible to establish the reliability of the development of the fall prevention system for the elderly and to be the basis for the future development.

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in Harvard Style

Jo B., Lee Y., Kim J., Jung S., Yang D., Lee J. and Hong J. (2017). Design of Wearable Airbag with Injury Reducing System . In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health - Volume 1: ICT4AWE, ISBN 978-989-758-251-6, pages 188-191. DOI: 10.5220/0006365401880191


in Bibtex Style

@conference{ict4awe17,
author={Beomgeun Jo and Youngho Lee and Jaemin Kim and Soonmoon Jung and Dongwook Yang and Jeongwoo Lee and Junghwa Hong},
title={Design of Wearable Airbag with Injury Reducing System},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health - Volume 1: ICT4AWE,},
year={2017},
pages={188-191},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0006365401880191},
isbn={978-989-758-251-6},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health - Volume 1: ICT4AWE,
TI - Design of Wearable Airbag with Injury Reducing System
SN - 978-989-758-251-6
AU - Jo B.
AU - Lee Y.
AU - Kim J.
AU - Jung S.
AU - Yang D.
AU - Lee J.
AU - Hong J.
PY - 2017
SP - 188
EP - 191
DO - 10.5220/0006365401880191