Test Torque Limitation for a Restraint Type Robotic Device Acting on a Single Human Joint

The purpose of this protocol is to validate the safety skill Limit Restraining Energy for a robotic device acting on a single human joint along one degree of freedom. In this document the safety skill protects the user of a robotic device from excessive torques applied to a joint. The validation experiment is performed using a 1D force sensor and a testing frame placed around the robotic device. The torque generated by the robotic device is derived from the measured force. This protocol is based on a safety test protocol developed in the COVR funded FSTP project SAFEharbor, by Amsterdam VUMC, TU Delft and LUMC and was published as Deliverable D1.4 for that project.