Towards methodology and metrics for assessing lumbar exoskeletons in industrial applications

Lumbar exoskeletons have the potential to reduce work-related musculoskeletal disorders and injuries in workers performing repetitive manual handling tasks. For a wide adoption of exoskeletons in industrial workplaces the definition of methodologies and metrics is crucial. In this paper, we present an overview of evaluation methods and metrics from state-of-the-art studies and propose a set of suitable evaluation tests and metrics to evaluate lumbar exoskeletons.