Relevance of hazards in exoskeleton applications: a survey-based enquiry.
Exoskeletons
Hazardous events
Hazards
Physical assistant robots
Risk assessment
Safety
Wearable robots
Journal
Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation
ISSN: 1743-0003
Titre abrégé: J Neuroeng Rehabil
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101232233
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
31 05 2023
31 05 2023
Historique:
received:
31
03
2022
accepted:
10
05
2023
medline:
2
6
2023
pubmed:
1
6
2023
entrez:
31
5
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Exoskeletons are becoming the reference technology for assistance and augmentation of human motor functions in a wide range of application domains. Unfortunately, the exponential growth of this sector has not been accompanied by a rigorous risk assessment (RA) process, which is necessary to identify the major aspects concerning the safety and impact of this new technology on humans. This situation may seriously hamper the market uptake of new products. This paper presents the results of a survey that was circulated to understand how hazards are considered by exoskeleton users, from research and industry perspectives. Our analysis aimed to identify the perceived occurrence and the impact of a sample of generic hazards, as well as to collect suggestions and general opinions from the respondents that can serve as a reference for more targeted RA. Our results identified a list of relevant hazards for exoskeletons. Among them, misalignments and unintended device motion were perceived as key aspects for exoskeletons' safety. This survey aims to represent a first attempt in recording overall feedback from the community and contribute to future RAs and the identification of better mitigation strategies in the field.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37259115
doi: 10.1186/s12984-023-01191-y
pii: 10.1186/s12984-023-01191-y
pmc: PMC10230768
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
68Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s).
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