Title
A human-machine-centered design method for (powered) lower limb prosthetics.
Abstract
This paper proposes a human–machine-centered approach to lower limb prosthetic design. The approach is based on a profound analysis and modeling of human factors from user and expert survey data. With this knowledge, user demands are considered in the prioritization of technical requirements. To evaluate the design framework, it is applied to the example of the design of a powered prosthetic knee. Key result of this application are a distinct changes in technical requirement priorities that might yield completely different prosthetic designs. Thereby, the potential of the proposed method is substantiated while a practical evaluation is aspect to future studies. Beyond this, the method is easily transferable to other robotic devices operating close to their users, e.g., exoskeletons or teleoperators.
Year
DOI
Venue
2017
10.1016/j.robot.2017.05.004
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
Keywords
Field
DocType
Design methods,Human factors,Prosthesis,Motion assistance,Wearable robotics
Wearable robot,Survey data collection,Human–machine system,Design framework,Simulation,Lower limb,Computer science,Prioritization,Design methods
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
95
C
0921-8890
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
2
0.40
8
Authors
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Philipp Beckerle14714.13
Oliver Christ285.44
Tim Schürmann321.42
Joachim Vogt472.22
Oskar Von Stryk525435.12
Stephan Rinderknecht66012.80