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Ergonomic risk assessment in DHM tools employingmotion data: exposure calculation and comparisonto epidemiological reference data
Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Industrial and Materials Science,SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden.
IMM Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden .
Chalmers tekniska högskola.
University of Skövde,School of Engineering Science,Box 408, SE-541 28, Skövde, Sweden.
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2018 (English)In: International Journal of Human Factors Modelling and Simulation, ISSN 1742-5549, Vol. 6, no 1, p. 31-64Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Digital human modelling (DHM) allows ergonomic risk assessment to be performed at early stages of design and development. Such assessment is typically based on observational methods, which do not take advantage of the potential of DHM tools to provide precise posture and motion data. This paper describes and illustrates an alternative assessment approach employing DHM tools, inspired by risk assessment based on direct measurements. A literature survey established a reference database of epidemiological associations between exposure and wrist-related disorders. This approach is illustrated by a DHM simulation of a car assembly task. Wrist posture and motion were simulated and compared to the database, predicting the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders on the basis of direct measurements

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InderScience Publishers, 2018. Vol. 6, no 1, p. 31-64
Keywords [en]
biomechanical load, digital human modelling, wrist, repetitive strain injuries, direct measurements, exposure-response relationship, physical workload, work-related musculoskeletal disorders, risk assessment
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Robotics
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ENGINEERING, Manufacturing and materials engineering
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-7124DOI: 10.1504/IJHFMS.2018.091356OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hv-7124DiVA, id: diva2:770644
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1. Structuring and use of motion data for computer manikin work task simulations
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2014 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
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Modelling and simulation of human motions are of great interest for a number of industrial applications such as ergonomics and production planning. Over time, efforts have been made to provide computerized human models with biomechanically accurate underlying skeleton and realistically rendered volumetric representation of muscles, skin, clothes, etc. known as computer manikins. Despite considerable progress in computational methods for human motion generation in these models, there are still major challenges to generate natural looking motions for daily routine tasks for example in manual assembly lines. This research work proposes a software platform, related methods, and data structures to support use of real motion data for simulating and analysing routine work tasks. One contribution of this thesis is to find ways to deploy motion data in a uniform and efficient manner. The outcomes are a data schema, standards for data conversions, and procedures to aggregate motion data in a unified database. Another part of this thesis is dedicated to 'generating new motions by re-using stored data'. This is done by a synthesizer platform consisting of modules which are able to decompose tasks into primary motions, to search and retrieve motion pieces from the motion database, and to compose a new motion based on the required specifications. In addition, this thesis, presents a method to analyse the generated motions using time-varied motion data. Results of this work contribute in extending current tool functionalities by simulating complicate routine motions which, if not impossible, are very hard to simulate using today's computational algorithms. This work also improves the use of time-varied direct measurement analysis tools against traditional static observational methods.

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Göteborg: Chalmers tekniska högskola, 2014. p. xvi, 75 s.
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Doktorsavhandlingar vid Chalmers tekniska högskola, ISSN 0346-718X ; 3780
Keywords
Digital Human Modelling, Computer Manikins, Motion Capture Data Management, Virtual Production Tools, Human Motion Simulation, Motion Synthesis
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Robotics
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ENGINEERING, Manufacturing and materials engineering
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urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-7134 (URN)9789175970998 (ISBN)
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