Industrial exoskeletons have recently gained importance as ergonomic interventions for physically demanding work activities. The growing demand for exoskeletons is leading to a need for new knowledge on the effectiveness of these systems. The Exoworkathlon, as a prospective study approach, aims to assess exoskeletons in realistic use cases and to evaluate them neutrally in their entirety. For this purpose, a first set of four realistic Parcours was developed with experts from relevant industries, the German Social Accident Insurance, and the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. In addition, a set of ratings was defined to assess subjective user feedback, work quality, and objective physiological parameters. Exoworkathlon aims to bring together developers, researchers, and end-users, strengthen collaborative exchanges, and promote a platform for the prospective holistic data collection for exoskeleton evaluation. In this article, the focus is on the background and methodology of Exoworkathlon.
%0 Journal Article
%1 kopp2022exoworkathlon
%A Kopp, Verena
%A Holl, Mirjam
%A Schalk, Marco
%A Daub, Urban
%A Bances, Enrique
%A García, Braulio
%A Schalk, Ines
%A Siegert, Jörg
%A Schneider, Urs
%B Wearable Technologies
%D 2022
%I Cambridge University Press
%K myown rp5 from:dr.-ing.bances
%P e22--
%R DOI: 10.1017/wtc.2022.17
%T Exoworkathlon: A prospective study approach for the evaluation of industrial exoskeletons
%U https://www.cambridge.org/core/article/exoworkathlon-a-prospective-study-approach-for-the-evaluation-of-industrial-exoskeletons/F2236AA429E4CBD5A7C3DE285CECCB4E
%V 3
%X Industrial exoskeletons have recently gained importance as ergonomic interventions for physically demanding work activities. The growing demand for exoskeletons is leading to a need for new knowledge on the effectiveness of these systems. The Exoworkathlon, as a prospective study approach, aims to assess exoskeletons in realistic use cases and to evaluate them neutrally in their entirety. For this purpose, a first set of four realistic Parcours was developed with experts from relevant industries, the German Social Accident Insurance, and the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. In addition, a set of ratings was defined to assess subjective user feedback, work quality, and objective physiological parameters. Exoworkathlon aims to bring together developers, researchers, and end-users, strengthen collaborative exchanges, and promote a platform for the prospective holistic data collection for exoskeleton evaluation. In this article, the focus is on the background and methodology of Exoworkathlon.
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abstract = {Industrial exoskeletons have recently gained importance as ergonomic interventions for physically demanding work activities. The growing demand for exoskeletons is leading to a need for new knowledge on the effectiveness of these systems. The Exoworkathlon, as a prospective study approach, aims to assess exoskeletons in realistic use cases and to evaluate them neutrally in their entirety. For this purpose, a first set of four realistic Parcours was developed with experts from relevant industries, the German Social Accident Insurance, and the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. In addition, a set of ratings was defined to assess subjective user feedback, work quality, and objective physiological parameters. Exoworkathlon aims to bring together developers, researchers, and end-users, strengthen collaborative exchanges, and promote a platform for the prospective holistic data collection for exoskeleton evaluation. In this article, the focus is on the background and methodology of Exoworkathlon.},
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author = {Kopp, Verena and Holl, Mirjam and Schalk, Marco and Daub, Urban and Bances, Enrique and García, Braulio and Schalk, Ines and Siegert, Jörg and Schneider, Urs},
biburl = {https://puma.ub.uni-stuttgart.de/bibtex/2dcc57324bb6bf981cf51d2c1dcab34b4/intcdc},
booktitle = {Wearable Technologies},
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pages = {e22--},
publisher = {Cambridge University Press},
timestamp = {2022-12-14T09:35:02.000+0100},
title = {Exoworkathlon: A prospective study approach for the evaluation of industrial exoskeletons},
url = {https://www.cambridge.org/core/article/exoworkathlon-a-prospective-study-approach-for-the-evaluation-of-industrial-exoskeletons/F2236AA429E4CBD5A7C3DE285CECCB4E},
volume = 3,
year = 2022
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