McGinn Conor, Cullinan Michael F, Culleton Mark, Kelly Kevin
a Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering , Trinity College Dublin , Ireland.
Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol. 2018 Apr;13(3):293-304. doi: 10.1080/17483107.2017.1328616. Epub 2017 May 24.
Multipurpose robots that can perform a range of useful tasks have the potential to increase the quality of life for many people living with disabilities. Owing to factors such as high system complexity, as-yet unresolved research questions and current technology limitations, there is a need for effective strategies to coordinate the development process.
Integrating established methodologies based on human-centred design and universal design, a framework was formulated to coordinate the robot design process over successive iterations of prototype development.
An account is given of how the framework was practically applied to the problem of developing a personal service robot. Application of the framework led to the formation of several design goals which addressed a wide range of identified user needs. The resultant prototype solution, which consisted of several component elements, succeeded in demonstrating the performance stipulated by all of the proposed metrics.
Application of the framework resulted in the development of a complex prototype that addressed many aspects of the functional and usability requirements of a personal service robot. Following the process led to several important insights which directly benefit the development of subsequent prototypes. Implications for Rehabilitation This research shows how universal design might be used to formulate usability requirements for assistive service robots. A framework is presented that guides the process of designing service robots in a human-centred way. Through practical application of the framework, a prototype robot system that addressed a range of identified user needs was developed.
能够执行一系列有用任务的多功能机器人有潜力提高许多残疾人士的生活质量。由于系统复杂性高、尚未解决的研究问题以及当前技术限制等因素，需要有效的策略来协调开发过程。
整合基于以人为本设计和通用设计的既定方法，制定了一个框架，以在原型开发的连续迭代过程中协调机器人设计过程。
阐述了该框架如何实际应用于开发个人服务机器人的问题。该框架的应用导致形成了几个设计目标，这些目标满足了广泛确定的用户需求。由此产生的原型解决方案由几个组成部分构成，成功展示了所有提议指标规定的性能。
该框架的应用导致开发出一个复杂的原型，该原型满足了个人服务机器人功能和可用性要求的许多方面。遵循该过程产生了几个重要见解，这些见解直接有利于后续原型的开发。对康复的启示 本研究展示了如何利用通用设计来制定辅助服务机器人的可用性要求。提出了一个以用户为中心指导服务机器人设计过程的框架。通过该框架的实际应用，开发出了一个满足一系列已确定用户需求的原型机器人系统。
