Designation:F3323−19StandardTerminologyforExoskeletonsandExosuits1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF3323;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisterminologycoverstermsassociatedwithexoskel-etonsandexosuits.Byprovidingacommonandconsistentlexicon,thepurposeofthisterminologyistofacilitatecom-municationbetweenindividualswhomaybeinvolvedintheresearch,design,deployment,anduseofexoskeletonsandexosuitsinapplications,includingbutnotlimitedtoindustrial,military,emergencyresponse,recreational,andmedicalareas.1.2Fortheterminologytobeharmoniouswiththepracticesinthefields,definitionshavebeendrawnfromotherstandards,theliterature,orotherpublicsourceswhenpossible.Whennodefinitionisavailable,issimilarbutrequireschangeforusewithinstandardsproducedbyCommitteeF48,orindispute,aconsensus-basedapproachwillbeusedtoresolvedefinitionsandaddthemtothelexicon.Thedevelopmentofthistermi-nologyistakingplaceinclosecoordinationwithcorrespondingeffortsinallCommitteeF48subcommitteestoensurecompre-hensiveandconsistentcoverage.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F3200TerminologyforDriverlessAutomaticGuidedIndus-trialVehicles2.2OtherStandards:ISO8373:2012RobotsandRoboticDevices—Vocabulary3MIL-HDBK-1908:1995DefinitionsofHumanFact...
