Pressure ulcer breakout time estimation model in association with wearable robot use: First analysis

Abstract

Interaction between wearable robot and the user may cause skin injury, especially the pressure ulcers due to sustained pressure at the connection site. In this study, relationship between pressure ulcer breakout time and applied pressure which is the major cause of pressure ulcer is modeled using human experimental data. The model is proposed to be used to limit the wearable robot use time depending on the applied pressure so that pressure ulcer breakout can be prevented.