The use of muscle activity measures in combat shooting assessments.

IF 2 3区工程技术 Q3 ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL

Ergonomics Pub Date : 2025-02-11 DOI:10.1080/00140139.2025.2452221

Jemma L Coleman, Jodie A McClelland, Kane J Middleton

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Abstract

Current testing of small-arms weapons focuses on measuring accuracy in optimal, supported positions whereas using a more dynamic test may be more informative. Previous work has shown that accuracy, shot interval, and weapon stability degrades over prolonged shooting and only the latter two measures differ between weapon configurations. The aim of the current study was to evaluate muscle activity to understand if signs of fatigue could add information about the optimal ergonomic weapon. The 200 ms of electromyography from six upper limb muscles immediately before each of 60 shots for four weapon conditions were collected from 18 participants. Both frequency and amplitude showed signs of muscle fatigue over the 60 shots for most of the muscles, and amplitude was different in some muscles between conditions. This study shows that although participants can maintain accuracy with more difficult weapon configurations, this comes at the potential cost of muscle fatigue.

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在战斗射击评估中使用肌肉活动测量。

目前对小武器的测试侧重于测量最佳支撑位置的精度，而采用更动态的测试可能提供更多信息。先前的研究表明，精度、射击间隔和武器稳定性会随着射击时间的延长而降低，只有后两个指标在武器配置中有所不同。当前研究的目的是评估肌肉活动，以了解疲劳的迹象是否可以增加关于最佳人体工程学武器的信息。从18名参与者中收集了四种武器条件下60次射击前6个上肢肌肉的200毫秒肌电图。在60次注射中，大多数肌肉的频率和振幅都显示出肌肉疲劳的迹象，在不同的条件下，某些肌肉的振幅有所不同。这项研究表明，尽管参与者可以在更困难的武器配置下保持准确性，但这是以肌肉疲劳的潜在代价为代价的。

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来源期刊

Ergonomics 工程技术-工程：工业

CiteScore

4.60

自引率

12.50%

发文量

147

审稿时长

6 months

期刊介绍： Ergonomics, also known as human factors, is the scientific discipline that seeks to understand and improve human interactions with products, equipment, environments and systems. Drawing upon human biology, psychology, engineering and design, Ergonomics aims to develop and apply knowledge and techniques to optimise system performance, whilst protecting the health, safety and well-being of individuals involved. The attention of ergonomics extends across work, leisure and other aspects of our daily lives. The journal Ergonomics is an international refereed publication, with a 60 year tradition of disseminating high quality research. Original submissions, both theoretical and applied, are invited from across the subject, including physical, cognitive, organisational and environmental ergonomics. Papers reporting the findings of research from cognate disciplines are also welcome, where these contribute to understanding equipment, tasks, jobs, systems and environments and the corresponding needs, abilities and limitations of people. All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees.