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Research on Technology Status and Development Direction of Wearable Robot

웨어러블 로봇의 기술 현황 조사 및 개발 방향 제안 연구

  • Kim, Hye Suk (Dept. of Textiles, Merchandizing and Fashion Design, Seoul National University) ;
  • Koo, Da Som (Dept. of Textiles, Merchandizing and Fashion Design, Seoul National University) ;
  • Nam, Yun Ja (Dept. of Textiles, Merchandizing and Fashion Design/Research Institute of Human Ecology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Cho, Kyu-Jin (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering/Soft Robotics Research Center/Institute of Advanced Machines and Design, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Seonyoung (Dept. of Textiles, Merchandizing and Fashion Design, Seoul National University)
  • 김혜숙 (서울대학교 의류학과) ;
  • 구다솜 (서울대학교 의류학과) ;
  • 남윤자 (서울대학교 의류학과/생활과학연구소) ;
  • 조규진 (서울대학교 기계항공공학부/인간중심소프트로봇기술연구센터/정밀기계설계공동연구소) ;
  • 김선영 (서울대학교 의류학과)
  • Received : 2019.04.16
  • Accepted : 2019.07.05
  • Published : 2019.10.30
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Abstract

Technology status was investigated by analyzing patents and development cases of wearable robots. Development direction of wearable robot for wearability was also suggested by understanding the problems of wearability from development cases through the FGI technique. The number of patents per technical field was the most in the field of strength support, but AI in the technology field was different in each country; Korea was found to be poor in the category of daily living assistance. The number of patents by technology category was the most in the category of muscular strength assistance. However, the values of AI in the technology category were different in each country; Korea was found to be poor in the category of daily living assistance. Development cases were focused on rehabilitation, so development is not fulfilled uniformly by use purpose. By wearing body parts, robots with single function type were mainly developed. Rigid material robots were mainly developed. It was confirmed that wearable robot technology is not developed evenly in the category of application because it is in the early stage of the technical proposal and centered on main performance improvement. We derived twelve wearable conditions for wearable robots: Shape and Size Appropriateness, Movement Appropriateness, Composition Appropriateness, Physiological Appropriateness, Performance Satisfaction, Ease of Operation, Safety, Durability, Ease of Dressing, Ease of Cleaning, Portability and Ease of Storage and Appearance Satisfaction. Finally, the development direction of a wearable robot for each wearable condition was suggested.

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