The Design of a Patient Transportation Robot's Lifting Arms Considering Comfort and Safety without the Presence of a Sheet

A transportation robot's lifting arms have an effect on the comfort and safety of patients. Improved arms have been designed through dynamic and static analyses to increase safety if a sheet not present on the lifting arms. To design the lifting arms, experimentation is very helpful, however, i...

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Main Authors: Yong-Hoon Lee, Bok-Soo Bae, Hong Jae Yim, Yong-Kwun Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Robotics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/858437