Towards Innovation and Practical Use for Assistive Devices
福祉機器の実用化とイノベーションに向けて

Jun Inoue, Takao Kamei, Isamu Kajitani, Takuro Hatsukari, Norihisa Miyake
2016 Journal of Life Support Engineering  
Various R&D efforts have been made in the field of assistive devices, although there are fairly few that are used widely in practical scenes. A loop consisting of, 1) Extracting real needs including intermediate users, 2) Research and development based on the needs and actual scenes, 3) Manufacturing and evidence collection, 4) Intention support when introducing the devices, is important for development and introduction to realize the truly innovative and practical assistive devices.
doi:10.5136/lifesupport.28.118 fatcat:cscs6sswfbhm3ohgiqywb4yhee