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With the population aging approaching, the life of the elderly has been paid more and more attention. The actual needs of the elderly are the starting point for the design of the clothing of the elderly. Ergonomics is an important means of coordinating the relationship between people and products, which helps humans to find the most suitable design for people’s way of life. Clothing is the first in terms of food, clothing, living and traffics. In the design, the use of ergonomic principles can make clothing products more closely suited to the physiological structure of the elderly, in line with the living habits of the elderly. The experience of the elderly is the key to judge the quality of the clothing product design of the elderly. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to analyze the psychological and physiological needs of the elderly, and provide practical reference for the design of clothing styles for the elderly. Through data measurement and interview inquiry, the use of ergonomic principles, we can optimize the details of the design of clothing products for the elderly and provide the latest reference for the dimensional span positioning of older clothing styles.
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Liao, J., Hu, X. (2020). Ergonomic-Based Clothing Design for the Elderly. In: Duffy, V. (eds) Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management. Posture, Motion and Health. HCII 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12198. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49904-4_12
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