Human Factors and Ergonomics Laboratory, Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, South Korea.
Department of Exercise Sciences, University of Auckland, 4703906, Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand.
Appl Ergon. 2023 Nov;113:104100. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2023.104100. Epub 2023 Jul 23.
Industrial exoskeletons are developed to relieve workers' physical demands in the workplace and to alleviate ergonomic issues associated with work-related musculoskeletal disorders. As a safe and economical alternative to empirical/experimental methods, modelling is considered as a powerful tool for design and evaluation of industrial exoskeletons. This systematic review aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the current literature on the design and evaluation of industrial exoskeletons through modelling. A systematic study was conducted by general keyword searches of five electronic databases over the last two decades (2003-2022). Out of the 701 records initially retrieved, 33 eligible articles were included and analyzed in the final review, presenting a variety of model inputs, model development, and model outputs used in the modelling. This systematic review study revealed that existing modelling methods can evaluate the biomechanical and physiological effects of industrial exoskeletons and provide some design parameters. However, the modelling method is currently unable to cover some of the main evaluation metrics supported by experimental assessments, such as task performance, user experience/discomfort, change in metabolic costs etc. Standard guidelines for model construction and implementation, as well as validation of human-exoskeleton interactions, remain to be established.
工业外骨骼旨在减轻工人在工作场所的体力需求，并缓解与工作相关的肌肉骨骼疾病相关的人体工程学问题。作为经验/实验方法的安全且经济的替代方案，建模被认为是设计和评估工业外骨骼的有力工具。本系统评价旨在通过建模全面了解有关工业外骨骼设计和评估的当前文献。通过对五个电子数据库进行一般关键字搜索，在过去二十年（2003-2022 年）进行了系统研究。在最初检索到的 701 条记录中，有 33 篇符合条件的文章被纳入最终综述进行分析，展示了建模中使用的各种模型输入、模型开发和模型输出。本系统评价研究表明，现有的建模方法可以评估工业外骨骼的生物力学和生理影响，并提供一些设计参数。然而，该建模方法目前无法涵盖实验评估支持的一些主要评估指标，例如任务绩效、用户体验/不适、代谢成本变化等。模型构建和实施的标准指南以及人体-外骨骼相互作用的验证仍有待建立。
