As the population ages, the need for intelligent solutions to mobility concerns increases. Many existing products succeed in targeting the functional aspects of use but fail to address critical psychological and aesthetic elements in the design process. This thesis asks the question: can a walking device address concerns of dignity, beauty, and functionality? / Master of Science
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VTETD/oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/35638 |
| Date | 06 January 2003 |
| Creators | Blasko, Tanya Nicole |
| Contributors | Industrial Design, Dorsa, Edward A., Braaten, Ellen B., Reuter, Robert, Dunay, Robert J. |
| Publisher | Virginia Tech |
| Source Sets | Virginia Tech Theses and Dissertation |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf |
| Rights | In Copyright, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Relation | thesispart3.pdf, thesispart4.pdf, thesispart7.pdf, thesispart1.pdf, thesispart8.pdf, thesispart6.pdf, thesispart5.pdf, thesispart2.pdf |
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