PRE2020 1 Group1

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Group members

Name Student ID Department
Eline 1338447 Biomedical Engineering
Davide 1255401 Electrical Engineering
Lieke Nijhuis 0943276
Ikira Wortel 1334336
Wout Opdam 1241084 Mechanical Engineering

Task division plan 1st week (temporary)

Problem statement and objectives --> Lieke

Who are the users? --> Ikira

What do they require? --> Wout

Approach, milestones and deliverables --> Eline

Who’s doing what? --> Eline

SotA: literature study, at least 25 relevant scientific papers and/or patents studied, summary on the wiki! --> Everyone 5 articles. Combining everything --> Davide


Problem statement and objectives

Users

In this section the users and there needs are identified.

Who are the users

What are the users needs

The project

Approach

Milestones

Deliverables

Planning

State of the art

Can robots handle your healthcare? By Nicola Davies. Summarized by Wout.[1]

The demand for healthcare robots will rise due to an ageing population and a shortage of carers. Japan is a leading country in the field of healthcare robots. They develop their robots in close coordination with elderly and patients.

Safety is an important aspect for healthcare robots. They must be absolutely fool proof. In order to safely operate around humans, robots need to feature things like quick reflexes, communication capabilities and interaction capabilities via video and audio. This translates into a wide range of sensors, cameras and actuators the robot needs to have. Next to a robot’s features, their looks are also important. Robots that try to impersonate actual humans, but still show imperfections can make users uneasy.

An area in which robots can do a better job than humans is being consistent in the quality of the care that is provided. After a long difficult shift, humans can be prone to errors while robots are not affected by exhaustion or other emotions.

For simple routine healthcare tasks, robots can be a good solution.


How medical robots will change healthcare By Peter B. Nichol. Summarized by Wout.[2]

A possible major field in future healthcare is medical nanotechnology, and more specific nanorobots. These robots will work inside the patient at cellular level. The most important stakeholders in robotic healthcare are not the people that develop the technology, but the people that will use it.

There are three main ways in which robotics can be deployed in healthcare: Direct patient care (e.g. robots used in surgeries), Indirect patient care (e.g. robots delivering medicine), Home healthcare (e.g. robots that keep the elderly company).


Acceptance of Healthcare Robots for the Older Population: Review and Future Directions by E. Broadbent, R. Stafford, B. MacDonald. Summarized by Wout.[3]

Workload

An overview of who has done what.


Week 1

Name Student ID Hours this week Tasks
Eline 1338447 intro video's + first brainstorm (1.5 hours)
Davide 1255401
Lieke Nijhuis 0943276
Ikira Wortel 1334336 Intro videos + first brainstorm (1.5 hours)
Wout Opdam 1241084 Intro videos + first brainstorm (1.5 hours) + Start with wiki layout (1 hour) + Studied papers: Can robots handle you heatlhcare?, How medical robots will change healthcare (2 hours)

References

  1. Can robots handle you heatlhcare?. Nicola Davies (2016, December 15). Engineering & Technology Volume 11, Issue 9, P 58-61. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  2. How medical robots will change healthcare. Peter B. Nichol (2016, March 23). CIO, Framingham. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  3. Acceptance of Healthcare Robots for the Older Population: Review and Future Directions. E. Broadbent, R. Stafford, B. MacDonald (2009, October 3). International Journal of Social Robotics (2009) 1: 319–330. Retrieved August 31, 2020.