Reaction forces for stick positions of a standing aids stick and a T type stick.

Cocktail stick injuries--the dangers of half a stick.

Ultrasonic Stick for Blind

Today technology is improving daily in different aspects in order to provide flexible and safe movement for the people. Currently the most widespread and used mean by the visually impaired people are the white stick, however it has limitations. With the latest technology, it is possible to extend the support give to people with visual impairment during their mobility; this paper proposes an eco...

HIV from a needle stick?

Great question! It?s wise to be in the know about workplace health risks. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that approximately 385,000 sharps-related injuries (i.e., being stuck by a needle) occur in health care workers each year in the United States. But, fear not! There are things you can do to prevent a needlestick injury from happening (more on this later)! Gett...

A System for Whole Stick Cane Harvesting:

Arguments are presented favouring the step-wise introduction of mechanisation into cane harvesting. The multi-pass "McConnel" system of whole stick harvesting offers such a phased introduction. Three machines are introduced in the following order as labour becomes scarcer a versatile loader, a reaping aid which leaves the cane in orderly swaths "inline", and a pickup cleaner-bundler which takes...

Preventing needle-stick injury.