User Involvement, Device Safety, and Outcome Measures During Development of Walking Exoskeletons: Current Practices

Anna L. Ármannsdóttir; Maria Teresa Manrique-Sancho; Juan C. Moreno; Antonio J. del-Alma; Philipp Beckerle; Edwin H.F. van Asseldonk; Jan F. Veneman; Kristín Briem

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-24074-5_27

User Involvement, Device Safety, and Outcome Measures During Development of Walking Exoskeletons: Current Practices

Anna L. Ármannsdóttir
, Maria Teresa Manrique-Sancho
, Juan C. Moreno
, Antonio J. del-Alma
, Philipp Beckerle
, Edwin H.F. van Asseldonk
, Jan F. Veneman
, Kristín Briem^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Inclusive Robotics for a Better Society
Subtitle of host publication	Selected Papers from INBOTS Conference 2018, 16-18 October, 2018, Pisa, Italy
Editors	Jose L. Pons
Publisher	Springer
Pages	157-163
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-24074-5
ISBN (Print)	978-3-030-24073-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24074-5_27
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2020
Event	1st International Conference on Inclusive Robotics for a better Society 2018 - Il Palazzo dei Congressi di Pisa, Pisa, Italy Duration: 16 Oct 2018 → 20 Oct 2018 Conference number: 1 http://inbots.eu/inbots-conference-2018-2/

Publication series

Name	Biosystems and Biorobotics
Volume	25
ISSN (Print)	2195-3562
ISSN (Electronic)	2195-3570

Conference

Conference	1st International Conference on Inclusive Robotics for a better Society 2018
Abbreviated title	INBOTS 2018
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Pisa
Period	16/10/18 → 20/10/18
Internet address	http://inbots.eu/inbots-conference-2018-2/

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22/2 OA procedure

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Ármannsdóttir, A. L., Manrique-Sancho, M. T., Moreno, J. C., del-Alma, A. J., Beckerle, P., van Asseldonk, E. H. F., Veneman, J. F., & Briem, K. (2020). User Involvement, Device Safety, and Outcome Measures During Development of Walking Exoskeletons: Current Practices. In J. L. Pons (Ed.), Inclusive Robotics for a Better Society: Selected Papers from INBOTS Conference 2018, 16-18 October, 2018, Pisa, Italy (pp. 157-163). (Biosystems and Biorobotics; Vol. 25). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24074-5_27

Ármannsdóttir, Anna L. ; Manrique-Sancho, Maria Teresa ; Moreno, Juan C. et al. / User Involvement, Device Safety, and Outcome Measures During Development of Walking Exoskeletons : Current Practices. Inclusive Robotics for a Better Society: Selected Papers from INBOTS Conference 2018, 16-18 October, 2018, Pisa, Italy. editor / Jose L. Pons. Springer, 2020. pp. 157-163 (Biosystems and Biorobotics).

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User Involvement, Device Safety, and Outcome Measures During Development of Walking Exoskeletons: Current Practices. / Ármannsdóttir, Anna L.; Manrique-Sancho, Maria Teresa; Moreno, Juan C. et al.
Inclusive Robotics for a Better Society: Selected Papers from INBOTS Conference 2018, 16-18 October, 2018, Pisa, Italy. ed. / Jose L. Pons. Springer, 2020. p. 157-163 (Biosystems and Biorobotics; Vol. 25).

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