WEM-Platform: A real-time platform for full-body ergonomic assessment and feedback in manufacturing and logistics systems

Battini, Daria; Finco, Serena; Guidolin, Mattia; Reggiani, Monica; Tagliapietra, Luca

doi:10.1016/j.cie.2021.107881

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“…The analysed works focused on several industries. Among the 17 studies, the most represented sector (n = 6; 35%) was industrial manufacturing and manual material handling tasks [ 53 , 56 , 62 , 63 , 67 , 68 ]. Four (n = 4; 24%) were dedicated to the dental sector [ 54 , 57 , 60 , 64 ], and another four (n = 4; 24%) to surgery [ 55 , 58 , 65 , 69 ].…”

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“…Regarding the general objective of the included articles, six (n = 6; 35%) addressed the development and presentation of systems based on inertial systems to analyse one or more ergonomic indices [ 53 , 55 , 57 , 61 , 66 , 67 ]. Another six studies (n = 6; 35%) designed their intervention based on an ergonomic risk comparison between different workstations or workstation implementations [ 56 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 64 , 65 ].…”

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“…Firstly, in relation to the sensors used in each analysed study, the vast majority (n = 13; 77%) used the Xsens MVN system. Of these, most (n = 11) set up all sensors (i.e., 17 MTw sensors) including the MVN system [ 53 , 54 , 57 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 66 , 69 ], and only two used 11 [ 56 ] and 3 [ 55 ] MTw sensors, respectively, from the Xsens MVN system. On the other hand, in only four cases [ 58 , 65 , 67 , 68 ] was the Xsens MVN system not used, a different inertial sensor system being employed in its place.…”

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Transparency as a Means to Analyse the Impact of Inertial Sensors on Users during the Occupational Ergonomic Assessment: A Systematic Review

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Ruiz-Fernández,

Tortosa-Martínez

et al. 2024

Sensors

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The literature has yielded promising data over the past decade regarding the use of inertial sensors for the analysis of occupational ergonomics. However, despite their significant advantages (e.g., portability, lightness, low cost, etc.), their widespread implementation in the actual workplace has not yet been realized, possibly due to their discomfort or potential alteration of the worker’s behaviour. This systematic review has two main objectives: (i) to synthesize and evaluate studies that have employed inertial sensors in ergonomic analysis based on the RULA method; and (ii) to propose an evaluation system for the transparency of this technology to the user as a potential factor that could influence the behaviour and/or movements of the worker. A search was conducted on the Web of Science and Scopus databases. The studies were summarized and categorized based on the type of industry, objective, type and number of sensors used, body parts analysed, combination (or not) with other technologies, real or controlled environment, and transparency. A total of 17 studies were included in this review. The Xsens MVN system was the most widely used in this review, and the majority of studies were classified with a moderate level of transparency. It is noteworthy, however, that there is a limited and worrisome number of studies conducted in uncontrolled real environments.

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Transparency as a Means to Analyse the Impact of Inertial Sensors on Users during the Occupational Ergonomic Assessment: A Systematic Review

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Tortosa-Martínez

et al. 2024

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“…Neustálý tlak evropské legislativy na zlepšování pracovního prostředí z hlediska ergonomie má významný vliv, tudíž je zřejmé, že se tomuto tématu bude nutné věnovat o poznání více. [3] Poměrně opomíjenou skutečností je stárnutí pracovní síly. Podíl mladších pracovníků bude klesat, zatímco počet zaměstnanců starších 50 let poroste.…”

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Kačerová¹,

Rybnikár²,

Vránek³

et al. 2022

Průmyslové Inženýrství 2022: Mezinárodní Studentská Vědecká Konference

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“…Musculoskeletal diseases are a global public health problem, which is widely concerned by all walks of life. They not only bring health troubles to workers of all walks of life, but also cause huge economic losses to individuals and society [1][2][3] . Therefore, it is particularly necessary to conduct timely and effective ergonomic research.…”

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Design and implementation of ergonomic evaluation system based on fuzzy theory

Wang,

Ruan

et al. 2023

5th International Conference on Information Science, Electrical, and Automation Engineering (ISEAE 2023)

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Accurate ergonomic risk assessment can provide favourable support for the improvement of workers' work tasks, and the traditional man-machine risk assessment method is inconvenient to operate, time-consuming and greatly affected by human subjective factors. In this paper, an ergonomic risk assessment system based on fuzzy theory is designed and developed, using the improved rapid whole body assessment (REBA) method based on fuzzy theory. The evaluation system uses a motion capture device to provide input and automate ergonomic evaluation, reducing time consumption. The reliability of the evaluation system was verified by the handling experiment, and the system evaluation results were compared and compared with the ergonomics expert and JACK software, and the results showed that the correlation coefficient between ergonomic experts and the system was r=0.947, and the correlation coefficient between JACK software and the system was r=0.856, which had significant correlation.

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WEM-Platform: A real-time platform for full-body ergonomic assessment and feedback in manufacturing and logistics systems

Cited by 41 publications

References 49 publications

Transparency as a Means to Analyse the Impact of Inertial Sensors on Users during the Occupational Ergonomic Assessment: A Systematic Review

Transparency as a Means to Analyse the Impact of Inertial Sensors on Users during the Occupational Ergonomic Assessment: A Systematic Review

Kinematické obleky a jejich využití v průmyslu

Design and implementation of ergonomic evaluation system based on fuzzy theory

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