A systematic literature review of evidence for the use of assistive exoskeletons in defence and security use cases
A systematic literature review of evidence for the use of assistive exoskeletons in defence and security use cases
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DOI：
10.1080/00140139.2022.2059106
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发表时间：
2022-03
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2.4
通讯作者：
D. Farris;David J Harris;H. Rice;James Campbell;Alistair Weare;D. Risius;Nicola C D Armstrong;M. Rayson
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作者：
D. Farris;David J Harris;H. Rice;James Campbell;Alistair Weare;D. Risius;Nicola C D Armstrong;M. Rayson
辅助外骨骼技术的进步以及相关科学文献的繁荣，促使人们需要审查外骨骼在国防和安全方面的潜在用途。一项系统性审查审查了在被认为与军事任务最相关的活动中成功提高人的绩效的证据。活动类别是通过文献范围界定和与军事利益攸关方举办的人为因素讲习班事先确定的。研讨会确定了将外骨骼集成到军事用例中的有希望的机会和风险。该综述揭示了外骨骼能够协助承载、手动提升和使用工具工作的有希望的证据。然而，审查也揭示了外骨骼能力和用例场景中所需的可能性能水平的重大差距。因此，建议未来将外骨骼引入军事环境的路线图需要制定外骨骼的性能标准，以用于实施以人为本的研发方法。我们评估了在英国国防和安全用例中使用可穿戴辅助外骨骼的最新技术水平。根据军事利益攸关方研讨会上开发的用例，对文献进行了全面系统的审查。确定了外骨骼能力和用例需求方面的明显差距，为未来的工作提出了建议。
Abstract Advances in assistive exoskeleton technology, and a boom in related scientific literature, prompted a need to review the potential use of exoskeletons in defence and security. A systematic review examined the evidence for successful augmentation of human performance in activities deemed most relevant to military tasks. Categories of activities were determined a priori through literature scoping and Human Factors workshops with military stakeholders. Workshops identified promising opportunities and risks for integration of exoskeletons into military use cases. The review revealed promising evidence for exoskeletons’ capacity to assist with load carriage, manual lifting, and working with tools. However, the review also revealed significant gaps in exoskeleton capabilities and likely performance levels required in the use case scenarios. Consequently, it was recommended that a future roadmap for introducing exoskeletons to military environments requires development of performance criteria for exoskeletons that can be used to implement a human-centred approach to research and development. Practitioner Summary We assessed the state-of-the-art for the use of wearable assistive exoskeletons in UK defence and security use cases. A full systematic review of the literature was undertaken, informed by use cases developed in military stakeholder workshops. Clear gaps in exoskeleton capability and use case requirements were identified, leading to recommendations for future work.