Safety evaluation method of design and control for human-care robots

International Journal of Robotics Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 281-297

  Ikuta, Koji ^a   Ishii, Hideki ^a   Nokata, Makoto ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Danger index; Human care robot; Safety design and control; Safety evaluation

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEALTH CARE; ROBOT APPLICATIONS;

HUMAN-CARE ROBOTS;

INTELLIGENT ROBOTS;

EID: 0037645883     PISSN: 02783649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0278364903022005001     Document Type: Article

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