The reachable 3-D workspace volume is a measure of payload and body-mass-index:A quasi-static kinetic assessment

Autor: Shaoping Bai, Michael Skipper Andersen, John Rasmussen, Miguel Nobre Castro
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Castro, M N, Rasmussen, J, Bai, S & Andersen, M S 2019, ' The reachable 3-D workspace volume is a measure of payload and body-mass-index : A quasi-static kinetic assessment ', Applied Ergonomics, vol. 75, no. C, pp. 108-119 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2018.09.010
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2018.09.010
Popis: An experimental protocol with five tasks is proposed for a low-cost empirical assessment of the reachable 3-D workspace (RWS), including both close-to-torso and far-from-torso regions. Ten participants repeated the protocol for four distinct hand payloads. The RWS expressed as a point cloud and its non-convex alpha-shape were obtained for each case. Moreover, individual strength surrogates for glenohumeral flexion and abduction, and elbow flexion were collected using a dynamometer. The RWS volume was statistically modelled using payload, body-mass-index and the strength surrogates as predictors. For increasing payload, a significant (r = −0.736,p < 0.001) decrease in RWS volume was found for distinct payload cases across all subjects. The only significant predictors found for the RWS volume were normalized payload (F = 73.740,p < 0.001) and body-mass-index (F = 11.008,p = 0.003). No significant interactions were found. The consequent regression model (F(2,27) = 41.11, p < 0.001, R adj 2 = 0.7345) explained around 73% of the variation in the data. The RWS volume is a function of payload and body-mass-index.
Databáze: OpenAIRE