Research paper
Human-care robots · Comparing designs through impact measures
A proposed danger index uses collision force and stress to compare how design and control strategies contribute to human-care robot safety. The paper also describes a three-dimensional simulation system for evaluating these strategies.
Reviewed 2026-11-05 · Source and bibliography checked
- Original title
- Safety Evaluation Method of Design and Control for Human-Care Robots
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Authors
- Koji Ikuta, Hideki Ishii, Makoto Nokata
- DOI
- 10.1177/0278364903022005001
- First online publication
- 2003-05
- Source language
- en
- Edition
- The International Journal of Robotics Research; 2003; DOI 10.1177/0278364903022005001
- Access
- Publisher abstract · restricted full text
- Publication status
- Published
Related resources and engineering notes
Source overview
A proposed danger index uses collision force and stress to compare how design and control strategies contribute to human-care robot safety. The paper also describes a three-dimensional simulation system for evaluating these strategies.
Use and review
Review covers publisher-deposited abstract and bibliography. Injury-prediction validity and present application criteria require separate assessment; simulation is not evidence of general human safety.
Sources & editions
Safety Evaluation Method of Design and Control for Human-Care Robots ↗
SAGE Publications · The International Journal of Robotics Research; 2003; DOI 10.1177/0278364903022005001
IJRR publisher-deposited abstract and bibliography, DOI 10.1177/0278364903022005001.