Table 1.
Current and proposed industrial-exoskeleton test information standards.
| Area | Parameter | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| User | Healthy | ASTM F3614 User [23] |
| Musculoskeletal Disorders | ||
| Injuries | ||
| Occupation | ||
| Demographic | ||
| Age | ||
| Height | ||
| Weight | ||
| Profession | ||
| Exo fit to user | User anthropometry | ASTMF3613 Fit [24] |
| Configuration | ||
| Don and doff | ||
| Range of motion | ||
| Exo configuration | Hardware | ASTM F3576-22 Config [25] |
| Hardware settings | ||
| Control settings | ||
| User controlled | ||
| Non-user controlled | ||
| Power | ||
| Environmental conditions | Indoor or outdoor | ASTM F3427-20 Env Cond [26] |
| Humidity | ||
| Temperature | ||
| Sanitization | ||
| Risks | ASTM F3527-21 Env Risks [27] | |
| Training exoskeleton users | Don and doff | ASTM F3444-20 Train Exo [28] |
| Fitting | ||
| Intended use | ||
| Maintenance and operations | ||
| Metrics | Ergonomic parameters and test metrics | ASTM F3474-20 [29] |
| ASTM F3518-21 [30] | ||
| Load/material handling | Lifting | ASTM F3443-20 Load handling [31] |
| Static holding | ||
| Carrying | ||
| Dragging | ||
| Endurance | ||
| Symmetric | ||
| Asymmetric | ||
| Alignment |