DocumentCode
2019067
Title
Test method for contact safety assessment of a wearable robot -analysis of load caused by a misalignment of the knee joint-
Author
Akiyama, Yoko ; Yamada, Y. ; Ito, Kei ; Oda, Shoichiro ; Okamoto, Shusuke ; Hara, Satoshi
fYear
2012
fDate
9-13 Sept. 2012
Firstpage
539
Lastpage
544
Abstract
Wearable robots have finally reached a point at which they can be put to more practical use. However, methods for assessing their safety have yet to be properly established. Furthermore, for ethical reasons, such assessments must be conducted without exposing the human user to unnecessary danger. Therefore, in this study, a lower-leg dummy for the safety assessment of a wearable robot was developed to evaluate the effects of a misaligned knee joint.
Keywords
ethical aspects; human-robot interaction; contact safety assessment; ethical reasons; human user; lower-leg dummy; misaligned knee joint; safety assessment; wearable robot; Force; Humans; Joints; Knee; Robots; Safety; Thigh;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
RO-MAN, 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location
Paris
ISSN
1944-9445
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-4604-7
Electronic_ISBN
1944-9445
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ROMAN.2012.6343807
Filename
6343807
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