Head injury criterion

Author

Gao, Dalong ; Wampler, Charles W.

Author_Institution

Manuf. Syst. Res. Lab., Gen. Motors R&D Center, Warren, MI, USA

Volume

16

Issue

4

fYear

2009

fDate

12/1/2009 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

71

Lastpage

74

Abstract

In the design of robotic systems that safely interact with people, it is useful to have validated criteria for measuring injury risks. To this end, some researchers have advocated the use of metrics developed for assessing automotive safety, with the head injury criterion (HIC) receiving particular attention. The aims of this commentary are to clarify the proper use of the HIC, to briefly discuss its relationship to the risk of injury, and to give a closed-form formula for the HIC value produced by a simple mass-spring model of impact. We emphasize that there are many other factors besides HIC to consider before a robot system can be considered safe to interact with humans.

Keywords

human-robot interaction; industrial robots; safety; head injury criterion; industrial robots; mass-spring model; robot safety; robotic system design; Acceleration; Accelerometers; Actuators; Brain injuries; Electrical equipment industry; Human robot interaction; ISO standards; Safety; Service robots; Time measurement; HIC; Head injury criterion; robot impact; robot safety;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Robotics & Automation Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1070-9932

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MRA.2009.934824

Filename

5306928