A Systematic Review on Evaluation Strategies for Field Assessment of Upper-Body Industrial Exoskeletons: Current Practices and Future Trends

Kuber, Pranav Madhav; Abdollahi, Masoud; Alemi, Mohammad Mehdi; Rashedi, Ehsan

doi:10.1007/s10439-022-03003-1

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“…The impact of an exoskeleton being task-dependent (Kuber et al, 2022) was also evidenced. For instance, the percent decrease in lumbar flexion moment and thus the spine loading was greater in more symmetric handling tasks (a & b) and less in more asymmetric, complex handling tasks (c & d).…”

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Biodynamic Modeling and Analysis of Human-Exoskeleton Interactions During Assisted Manual Handling

Chen,

Yin,

Zheng

et al. 2023

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual

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The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of a back exoskeleton on joint kinematics and kinetics during assisted manual handling tasks using subject-specific musculoskeletal biodynamic models and model-based analyses. We constructed these musculoskeletal models using OpenSim (Delp et al., 2007), incorporating optical motion capture, ground reaction forces (GRFs) measurements, and humanexoskeleton interactive force input. Our long-term goal is to enable digital modeling and simulation that can aid in the design and development of more effective exoskeletons and safer manual handling practices.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Biodynamic Modeling and Analysis of Human-Exoskeleton Interactions During Assisted Manual Handling

Chen,

Yin,

Zheng

et al. 2023

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual

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“…Manufacturers typically design upper-body exoskeletons for overhead tasks, see Figure 2. There is a diverse range of use cases, as listed in reviews [28,29]. Starting with simple reaching and transportation tasks, for instance, package handling tasks.…”

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Lessons Learned from Investigating Robotics-Based, Human-like Testing of an Upper-Body Exoskeleton

Klankers,

Rudloff,

Mohammadi

et al. 2024

Applied Sciences

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Assistive devices like exoskeletons undergo extensive testing not least because of their close interaction with humans. Conducting user studies is a time-consuming process that demands expert knowledge, and it is accompanied by challenges such as low repeatability and a potential lack of comparability between studies. Obtaining objective feedback on the exoskeleton’s performance is crucial for developers and manufacturers to iteratively improve the design and development process. This paper contributes to the concept of using robots for objective exoskeleton testing by presenting various approaches to a robotic-based testing platform for upper-body exoskeletons. We outline the necessary requirements for realistically simulating use cases and evaluate different approaches using standard manipulators as robotic motion generators. Three approaches are investigated: (i) Exploiting the anthropomorphic structure of the robotic arm and directly placing it into the exoskeleton. (ii) Utilizing a customized, direct attachment between the robot and exoskeleton. (iii) Attaching a human arm dummy to the robot end effector to simulate a more realistic interface with the exoskeleton. Subsequently, we discuss and compare the results against the aforementioned requirements of a systematic testing platform. Our conclusion emphasizes that achieving objective and realistic testing necessitates highly specialized hardware, algorithms, and further research to address challenging requirements.

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“…One common trend among the review articles was the need for standardization. In particular, there is a need for standardized assessments of insulin infusion pump accuracy [24] and upper body industrial exoskeletons [12] as well as standardized boundary conditions for experimental testing of the lumbar spine [2] and closed head impact models for traumatic brain injury [23]. Additional review articles highlighted emerging research topics in biomedical engineering.…”

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Annals of Biomedical Engineering 2022 Year in Review

Norris

2023

Ann Biomed Eng

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A Systematic Review on Evaluation Strategies for Field Assessment of Upper-Body Industrial Exoskeletons: Current Practices and Future Trends

Cited by 26 publications

References 73 publications

Biodynamic Modeling and Analysis of Human-Exoskeleton Interactions During Assisted Manual Handling

Biodynamic Modeling and Analysis of Human-Exoskeleton Interactions During Assisted Manual Handling

Lessons Learned from Investigating Robotics-Based, Human-like Testing of an Upper-Body Exoskeleton

Annals of Biomedical Engineering 2022 Year in Review

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