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An Approach to Designing Software Safety Systems for Rehabilitation Robots. Stephen Roderick, University of Maryland, College Park Craig Carignan, Georgetown University, Washington DC. Rehabilitation robot systems should be designed as safety-critical
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An Approach to Designing Software Safety Systems for Rehabilitation Robots Stephen Roderick, University of Maryland, College ParkCraig Carignan, Georgetown University, Washington DC • Rehabilitation robot systems should be designed as safety-critical • Patient is “in the loop”, both controlling and being acted upon by the robot • Design example is an exoskeleton for shoulder rehabilitation • Uses multiple standard hazard-mitigation and safety analysis methods • Based on NASA flight-certified approach WeD01.4