Robotics and autonomous systems

Self-management of health, with decision-making processes(cognitive and robotics)

his document describes methods of specifying and evaluating the performance of lower-back support robots.This document applies regardless of the purpose and application of lower-back support robots and the driving methods (e.g. electric, hydraulic and pneumatic). This document does not apply to medical robots, although the test methods specified in this document can be utilized for medical robots.This document is not intended for the verification or validation of safety requirements.

IEC TR 60601-4-1:2017(E) is intended to help a manufacturer through the key decisions and steps to be taken to perform a detailed risk management and usability engineering processes for medical electrical equipment or a medical electrical system, hereafter referred to as MEE or MES, employing a degree of autonomy (DOA). This document provides a definition of DOA of MEE or MES and a medical robot, and also provides guidance on: - methodologies to perform the risk management process and usability engineering for an MEE or MES with a DOA; - considerations of basic safety and essential performance for an MEE and MES with a DOA; and - identifying the use of DOA, and similar concepts in existing ISO/IEC standards dealing with MEE or MES with the goal to facilitate alignment of standards by consistent use of the concept of DOA; and - distinguishing between medical robots, and other MEE and MES. Unless specified otherwise, this document considers MEE and MES together. The manufacturer of an MEE or MES with a DOA is expected to design and manufacture an MEE or MES that fulfils its intended use and does not have unacceptable risk throughout its life-cycle. This document provides guidance to help the manufacturer in complying with the requirements of IEC 60601-1:2005 and IEC 60601-1:2005/AMD1:2012 for MEE and MES with DOA. The document is also intended as guidance for future standard writers. There are no prerequisites to this document.

This document describes methods that can be used to test personal care robots in terms of safety requirements defined in ISO 13482. The target robots of this document are identical to those of ISO 13482.The manufacturer determines the required tests and appropriate testing parameters based on a risk assessment of the robot's design and usage. This risk assessment can determine that tests and test parameters other than those contained in this document are acceptable.Not all test methods are applicable to all robot types. Test methods labelled "universal" are applicable to all personal care robots. For other tests, the heading states for which robot types the test can be applied (e.g. "for wearable robot" or "for mobile robot").Some test methods can be replaced by using other applicable standards, even if they are not listed in this document.

This document provides guidance on the use of ISO 13482 and is intended to facilitate the design of personal care robots in conformity with ISO 13482. Additional guidance is provided for users with limited experience of risk assessment and risk reduction. This document provides clarification and guidance on new terms and safety requirements introduced to allow close human-robot interaction and human-robot contact in personal care robot applications, including mobile servant robots, physical assistant robots and person carrier robots. This document considers the application of ISO 13482 to all service robots and includes related examples.

This document is to establish a test method for exoskeleton-type WALKING RACA ROBOT which is intended to move from one location to another, by making reciprocating motion having intermittent contact with the travel surface.

This standard complies with the ISO 22166 family of standards providing requirements and guidelines on specifications on modularity for service robots. This Part 201 presents requirements and guidelines for common information models for modules of service robots.

ISO 6385:2016 establishes the fundamental principles of ergonomics as basic guidelines for the design of work systems and defines relevant basic terms. It describes an integrated approach to the design of work systems, where ergonomists will cooperate with others involved in the design, with attention to the human, the social and the technical requirements in a balanced manner during the design process.Users of this International Standard will include executives, managers, workers (and their representatives, when appropriate) and professionals, such as ergonomists, project managers and designers who are involved in the design or redesign of work systems. Those who use this International Standard can find a general knowledge of ergonomics (human factors), engineering, design, quality and project management helpful.The term "work system" in this International Standard is used to indicate a large variety of working situations, including permanent and flexible work places. The intention of this International Standard is to assist in the improvement, (re)design or change of work systems. Work systems involve combinations of workers and equipment, within a given space and environment, and the interactions between these components within a work organization. Work systems vary in complexity and characteristics, for example, the use of temporary work systems. Some examples of work systems in different areas are the following:- production, e.g. machine operator and machine, worker and assembly line. - transportation, e.g. driver and car or lorry, personnel in an airport. - support, e.g. maintenance technician with work equipment. - commercial, e.g. office worker with workstation, mobile worker with a tablet computer, cook in a restaurant kitchen. - other areas like health care, teaching and training.The observance of ergonomic principles applies to all phases throughout the life cycle of the work system from conception through development, realization and implementation, utilization, maintenance and support to decommissioning.The systems approach in this International Standard gives guidance to the users of this International Standard in existing and new situations.The definitions and ergonomic principles specified in this International Standard apply to the design of optimal working conditions with regard to human well-being, safety and health, including the development of existing skills and the acquisition of new ones, while taking into account technological and economic effectiveness and efficiency.The principles in this International Standard are applicable to many other human activities, e.g. in the design of products for domestic and leisure activities. A more general description of the principles in this International Standard can be found in ISO 26800.

Provides insights on ETSI GANA Knowledge Planes (KPs) Driven Networking in Autonomic/Autonomous Networking (ANs) for Networks that exhibit features such as self-* operations such as self-adaptation, self-optimization, self-monitoring, self-protection and self-defense objectives for the network and services; Establishes relationships between Autonomics, Cognition and Autonomous Network Behaviour; Standardization in this area of ANs.