User Involvement, Device Safety, and Outcome Measures During Development of Walking Exoskeletons: Current Practices
Armannsdottir AL, Manrique-Sancho MT, Moreno JC, Del-Alma AJ, Beckerle P, Van Asseldonk EHF, Veneman JF, Briem K (2020)
Publication Type: Book chapter / Article in edited volumes
Publication year: 2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Edited Volumes: Inclusive Robotics for a Better Society
Series: Biosystems and Biorobotics
Book Volume: 25
Pages Range: 157-163
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-24074-5_27
Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to identify outcome measures that developers working in the area of wearable robots utilize during different phases of product development. Experts in the field were invited to complete a short, anonymous, online survey. The results presented in this study focus on answers that engineers working on exoskeletons for walking gave for three user relevant questions of that survey. The main results indicate that validation of exoskeletons developed for walking and for use in rehabilitation and functional assistance/augmentation does involve user-centered outcomes. However, a variety of outcomes are used, and those used to capture feedback from users are less likely to be based on validated measures. Guidelines as to tests on safety of exoskeletons also seem to lack standardization. Development of exoskeletons should involve the use of a set of standardized methods that take into account the needs and safety of the intended user during each iteration of the process.
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Involved external institutions
Universidad de La Rioja
Spain (ES)
Hocoma AG
Switzerland (CH)
University of Iceland (UI) / Háskóli Íslands
Iceland (IS)
Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos (UDI-HNP)
Spain (ES)
University of Twente
Netherlands (NL)
Spanish National Research Council / Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Spain (ES)
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Germany (DE)
Spain (ES)
Hocoma AG
Switzerland (CH)
University of Iceland (UI) / Háskóli Íslands
Iceland (IS)
Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos (UDI-HNP)
Spain (ES)
University of Twente
Netherlands (NL)
Spanish National Research Council / Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Spain (ES)
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Germany (DE)
How to cite
APA:
Armannsdottir, A.L., Manrique-Sancho, M.-T., Moreno, J.C., Del-Alma, A.J., Beckerle, P., Van Asseldonk, E.H.F.,... Briem, K. (2020). User Involvement, Device Safety, and Outcome Measures During Development of Walking Exoskeletons: Current Practices. In José L. Pons (Eds.), Inclusive Robotics for a Better Society. (pp. 157-163). Springer International Publishing.
MLA:
Armannsdottir, Anna L., et al. "User Involvement, Device Safety, and Outcome Measures During Development of Walking Exoskeletons: Current Practices." Inclusive Robotics for a Better Society. Ed. José L. Pons, Springer International Publishing, 2020. 157-163.
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