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International Journal of Robotics and Automation Technology

Articles

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2016)

Daily Task-Oriented Performance Evaluation for Commercially Available Assistive Robotic Manipulators

DOI
https://doi.org/10.15377/2409-9694.2016.03.01.3
Submitted
August 10, 2016
Published
10.08.2016

Abstract

This preliminary study investigates the performance and cognitive loading of the two commercial wheelchair-mounted assistive robotic manipulators (ARMs) with their original user interfaces (UIs). This study of 20 able-bodied individuals evaluated the performance of two user interfaces, keypad and joystick, using six tasks on an activities of daily living (ADL) task board with environment-independent measures, self-reported cognitive loading and questionnaires. Participants performed tasks with two commercial arms with their original UIs in a randomized order of arm and the six tasks on the adl task board. Performance was evaluated using completion time, throughput, and trajectory parameters. Self-reported measures of workload and questionnaires were also administered. Statistical performance differences were found in the translational tasks (p

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