Open AccessDesign of Hug Machine Portable Seat for Autistic Children in Public Transport Application
Author(s) -
Ilham Yustar Afif,
Mohamad Izzur Maula,
M. Bahtiar Aliyafi,
Akhmad Lutfiyan Aji,
Tri Indah Winarni,
J. Jamari
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1096/1/012034
Subject(s) - autism , computer science , psychology , applied psychology , developmental psychology
The prevalence of autism in Indonesia was estimated approximately 2.5 million people. There are at least 500 new cases was diagnosed annually. Self-injurious behaviour is one of the most prevalence in autistic children. Only a few studies had been done in Indonesia regarding autism issue. Therefore, this study aims to design a hug machine portable seat for autistic children, called Autism Hug Machine Portable Seat (AHMPS), which can be used in public transportation (bus and train) to provide safety and for comfortability and can be used for therapeutic aid with deep pressure stimulation. The design was based on the morphological and decision-making matrix to get the best concept. The results of this study were obtained a selected design concept and certain technical specifications for the AHMPS.