An investigation of exoskeleton robotic systems in assisting construction tasks
Yan, Xiu-Tian and Browne, Jenna and Swanson, Cameron and Niu, Cong and Bisland, Graeme and Li, Youhua and Johnston, Alan (2023) An investigation of exoskeleton robotic systems in assisting construction tasks. Intelligent Information Management, 15 (3). pp. 216-241. ISSN 2160-5912 (https://doi.org/10.4236/iim.2023.153011)
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Abstract
Whilst industrial robots have been widely used in many industrial sectors, they are predominantly used in a structured factory environment. In recent years, off-site robotics have been investigated extensively and there are some promising candidates emerging. One such category of robots is exoskeleton robots and this paper provides an in-depth assessment of their suitability in assisting human operators in undertaking manual operations typically found in the construction industry. This work aims to objectively assess the advantages and disadvantages of these two suits and provide recommendations for further improvements of similar system designs. The paper focuses on the passive exoskeleton robotic suits which are commercially available. Three types of activities are designed and a mechatronic methodology has been designed and implemented to capture visual data in order to assess these systems in comparison with normal human operations. The study suggests that these passive suits do reduce the effort required by human operators to undertake the same construction tasks as evidenced by the results from one focused study, though a number of improvements could be made to improve their performance for wider adoption.
ORCID iDs
Yan, Xiu-Tian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3798-7414, Browne, Jenna, Swanson, Cameron, Niu, Cong, Bisland, Graeme, Li, Youhua ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0939-9524 and Johnston, Alan;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 85938 Dates: DateEvent31 May 2023Published28 May 2023AcceptedSubjects: Technology > Mechanical engineering and machinery Department: Strategic Research Themes > Ocean, Air and Space
Faculty of Engineering > Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management
Faculty of Engineering > Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management > National Manufacturing Institute ScotlandDepositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 27 Jun 2023 11:00 Last modified: 30 Sep 2024 00:33 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/85938