Applying Existing Standards to a Medical Rehabilitation Robot: Limits and Challenges

Jérémie Guiochet (1) , Quynh Anh Do Hoang (1) , Mohamed Kaâniche (1) , David Powell (1)

1 LAAS-TSF - Équipe Tolérance aux fautes et Sûreté de Fonctionnement informatique

Considering the new threats in medical robotics due to increasing complexity and autonomy, and the absence of dedicated standards, we present in this paper how we carried safety analyses for a rehabilitation robot. We combine several standards and research works for a safe design and to construct a safety case for regulatory bodies. We point out some challenges for standardization and future research.

Mots clés: rehabilitation robot; walking assistant; safety standards; risk analysis; safety case; GSN; Robot safety

Domaines: Informatique [cs]; Robotique [cs.RO]

Jérémie Guiochet, Quynh Anh Do Hoang, Mohamed Kaâniche, David Powell. Applying Existing Standards to a Medical Rehabilitation Robot: Limits and Challenges. Workshop FW5: Safety in Human-Robot Coexistence & Interaction: How can Standardization and Research benefit from each other?, IEEE/RSJ Intern. Conference Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2012), Oct 2012, Vilamoura, Portugal. ⟨hal-01282195⟩