Exploring user requirements for a lower body soft exoskeleton to assist mobility

Power, Valerie; de Eyto, Adam; Bauer, Christoph; Nikamp, Corien; Schülein, Samuel; Müller, Jeanette; Ortiz, Jésus; O'Sullivan, Leonard

doi:10.1049/PBCE108E_ch4

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Title:	Exploring user requirements for a lower body soft exoskeleton to assist mobility
Authors:	Power, Valerie de Eyto, Adam Bauer, Christoph Nikamp, Corien Schülein, Samuel Müller, Jeanette Ortiz, Jésus O'Sullivan, Leonard
DOI:	10.1049/PBCE108E_ch4
Published in:	Wearable exoskeleton systems : design, control and applications
Page(s):	67
Pages to:	95
Issue Date:	2018
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	The Institution of Engineering and Technology
ISBN:	978-1-78561-303-6 978-1-78561-302-9
Language:	English
Subject (DDC):	620: Engineering
Abstract:	Understanding the requirements of potential users is crucial to the successful design of wearable exoskeleton systems. Considering user requirements throughout the design process optimises the likelihood of user uptake and facilitates adherence to the use of wearable systems. This chapter describes the application of a user-centred design approach to the development of a soft lower body assistive exoskeleton for individuals with mild to moderate mobility impairment. Examples of the identification and characterisation of user groups, the use of qualitative and quantitative research methods to explore user requirements, and the implications of user requirements for soft exoskeleton technologies are presented.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/12391
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	Licence according to publishing contract
Departement:	School of Health Sciences
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Physiotherapy (IPT)
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Power, V., de Eyto, A., Bauer, C., Nikamp, C., Schülein, S., Müller, J., Ortiz, J., & O’Sullivan, L. (2018). Exploring user requirements for a lower body soft exoskeleton to assist mobility. In Wearable exoskeleton systems : design, control and applications (pp. 67–95). The Institution of Engineering and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1049/PBCE108E_ch4

Power, V. et al. (2018) ‘Exploring user requirements for a lower body soft exoskeleton to assist mobility’, in Wearable exoskeleton systems : design, control and applications. The Institution of Engineering and Technology, pp. 67–95. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1049/PBCE108E_ch4.

V. Power et al., “Exploring user requirements for a lower body soft exoskeleton to assist mobility,” in Wearable exoskeleton systems : design, control and applications, The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2018, pp. 67–95. doi: 10.1049/PBCE108E_ch4.

POWER, Valerie, Adam DE EYTO, Christoph BAUER, Corien NIKAMP, Samuel SCHÜLEIN, Jeanette MÜLLER, Jésus ORTIZ und Leonard O’SULLIVAN, 2018. Exploring user requirements for a lower body soft exoskeleton to assist mobility. In: Wearable exoskeleton systems : design, control and applications. The Institution of Engineering and Technology. S. 67–95. ISBN 978-1-78561-303-6

Power, Valerie, Adam de Eyto, Christoph Bauer, Corien Nikamp, Samuel Schülein, Jeanette Müller, Jésus Ortiz, and Leonard O’Sullivan. 2018. “Exploring User Requirements for a Lower Body Soft Exoskeleton to Assist Mobility.” In Wearable Exoskeleton Systems : Design, Control and Applications, 67–95. The Institution of Engineering and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1049/PBCE108E_ch4.

Power, Valerie, et al. “Exploring User Requirements for a Lower Body Soft Exoskeleton to Assist Mobility.” Wearable Exoskeleton Systems : Design, Control and Applications, The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2018, pp. 67–95, https://doi.org/10.1049/PBCE108E_ch4.