As labor shortage is rising at an alarming rate, it is imperative to enable all people to work, particularly people with disabilities and elderly people. Robots are often used as universal tool to assist people with disabilities. However, for such human-robot workstations universal design fails. We mitigate the challenges of selecting an individualized set of input and output devices by matching devices required by the work process and individual disabilities adhering to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities passed by the United Nations. The objective is to facilitate economically viable workstations with just the required devices, hence, lowering overall cost of corporate inclusion and during redesign of workplaces. Our work focuses on developing an efficient approach to filter input and output devices based on a person's disabilities, resulting in a tailored list of usable devices. The methodology enables an automated assessment of devices compatible with specific disabilities defined in International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. In a mock-up, we showcase the synthesis of input and output devices from disabilities, thereby providing a practical tool for selecting devices for individuals with disabilities.
翻译:随着劳动力短缺以惊人速度加剧,使所有人特别是残疾人和老年人能够工作变得至关重要。机器人常被用作辅助残疾人的通用工具。然而,对于此类人机工作站,通用设计方法往往失效。我们通过匹配工作流程所需的设备与个人残疾状况(遵循联合国通过的《残疾人权利公约》),缓解了个性化输入输出设备选择的挑战。其目标是构建仅配备必要设备的经济可行工作站,从而降低企业包容性及工作场所重新设计的总体成本。本研究致力于开发一种基于个人残疾状况高效筛选输入输出设备的方法,生成定制化的可用设备清单。该方法支持对符合《国际功能、残疾和健康分类》中特定残疾定义的设备进行自动化兼容性评估。通过模拟案例,我们展示了从残疾状况推导输入输出设备的综合过程,从而为残疾人设备选择提供了实用工具。