Design and implementation of ergonomic risk assessment feedback system for improved work posture assessment
Autor: | Chika Edith Mgbemena, John Oyekan, Windo Hutabarat, Ashutosh Tiwari, Yuchun Xu |
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Rok vydání: | 2017 |
Předmět: |
030506 rehabilitation
Ergonomic risk Engineering business.industry Interface (computing) media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Perspective (graphical) Work (physics) Human factors and ergonomics Human Factors and Ergonomics 03 medical and health sciences Unified Modeling Language Human–computer interaction Conceptual model 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Operations management User interface 0305 other medical science business computer 050107 human factors computer.programming_language media_common |
Zdroj: | Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science. 19:431-455 |
ISSN: | 1464-536X 1463-922X |
DOI: | 10.1080/1463922x.2017.1381196 |
Popis: | © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group Ergonomic risk factors which include force, repetition and awkward postures, can result in Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) among workers. Hence, systems that provide real-time feedback to the worker concerning his current ergonomic behaviours are desirable. This paper presents the design and implementation of a human-machine interface posture assessment feedback system whose conceptual model is developed through a model-driven development perspective using the Unified Modeling Language (UML) and interface flow diagrams. The resulting system provides a shop floor with a simple, cost-effective and automatic tool for real-time display of worker's postures. Testing the system on volunteer participants reveals that it is easy to use, achieves real-time posture assessment and provides easy-to-understand feedback to workers. This system may be useful for reducing the rate of occurrence of awkward postures, one of the contributing factors to risk of WMSDs among workers. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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