Jun Suzurikawa
A Novel Analytical Method for Integrated Assessment of Multi-modal Evaluation Data Relating to Safety of Assisitive Products
Research Institute,National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, Department of Assistive Technology,Section head
Researchers Theme Outline
In order to ensure safety of assistive products, evaluation processes need to be adequately designed based on body functions, activities and environmental factors of the target users. This research developes an assessment support system for R&D of assistive products, which aids design of evaluation protocols and integrated collection and analysis of multi-modal evaluation data. The support system especially focuses on relationship analysis between narrative and quantitative evaluation data. This approach is expected to achieve an inclusive safety assessment in consideration of psychological and emotional aspects as well as objective indices and scales.