A Study on the Design Criteria of Pedestrian Facility (Stairs) by Motion Analysis of Walking Parameters in the Elderly

Chang-Gyun Roh; Bum Jin Park

doi:10.7470/jkst.2017.35.5.396

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A Study on the Design Criteria of Pedestrian Facility (Stairs) by Motion Analysis of Walking Parameters in the Elderly 고령자 보행변수 실측을 통한 보행시설물 설계기준 정립 1: 고령자 보행특성을 고려한 계단 챌면 높이 연구

October 2017. pp. 396-408

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Abstract

In Korea, the number of elderly has been increasing rapidly. So it is also expected that the economic activity and the trip frequency of the elderly will increase. On the other hand, elderly related accidents such as falls during walking are steadily increasing and the satisfaction about pedestrian environment of elderly is very low. In this paper, we found one of the reasons for these dissatisfaction in pedestrian facility, which is not considering the walking ability (about 75% of non-elderly person) of the elderly. So, we analyze the kinematic walking characteristics of the elderly with the motion analysis system, when the elderly use stairs. As a result of analysis of various walking variables, the current standard for stairway height in Korean law (18cm) requires excessive force to elderly so it was difficult for elderly to keep the balance of the body in ascending and descending walk of stairs. In this paper, we propose the stair design criteria through the cluster analysis of walking parameters reflecting the gait characteristics of the elderly. This change is not a big for non-elderly person, but it can promote more socioeconomic activities for the elderly.

Keywords

elderly

motion analysis

pedestrian facility (stairs)

walking factor

walking variable

walking characteristic

한국은 고령자가 폭발적으로 증가하고 있다. 또한 고령자의 경제활동과 고령자의 통행빈도 또한 증가 할 것으로 예상된다. 반면에 고령자의 보행 중 낙상 등의 사고는 꾸준히 증가하고 있으며, 고령자의 보행시설 만족도는 최하위이다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 결과의 이유들 중에 하나를 고령자들의 보행능력(일반인 대비 약 75%)을 고려하지 않은 보행 교통 시설물에서 찾았다. 이에 고령자들이 가장 불편함을 호소하는 계단 이용시 나타나는 고령자의 운동역학적인 보행특성을 동작분석시스템으로 알아보았다. 여러 보행변수들을 분석한 결과, 현재의 계단 높이로 규정되어 있는 18cm의 계단 높이는 고령자가 오름과 내림 보행 시 과도한 힘이 소요되며, 신체 중심이 흔들려 몸의 균형을 잡기에도 어려운 것으로 분석되었다. 이에 본 논문에서는 고령자 집단의 보행특성을 보여주는 보행변수 들 간의 군집분석을 통하여 계단 챌면의 높이를 15cm 이하로 설정할 것 등의 계단 설계 기준을 제시하였다. 이는 일반인에게는 큰 변화는 아니지만 고령자에게는 통행빈도와 활동범위를 넓혀 보다 많은 사회경제 활동을 촉진 시킬 수 있을 것이다.

키워드

고령자

동작분석

보행시설(계단)

보행요소

보행변수

보행특성

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Publisher :Korean Society of Transportation
Publisher(Ko) :대한교통학회
Journal Title :Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
Journal Title(Ko) :대한교통학회지
Volume : 35
No :5
Pages :396-408
Received Date : 2017-08-21
Revised Date : 2017-09-20
Accepted Date : 2017-10-25
DOI :https://doi.org/10.7470/jkst.2017.35.5.396

Journal of Korean Society of Transportation ISSN:1229-1366(Print) 2234-4217(Online) 대한교통학회지

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