Applied Ergonomics最新文献

{"title":"Improving dynamic endurance time predictions for shoulder fatigue: A comparative evaluation","authors":"Patricia O'Sullivan ,&nbsp;Matteo Menolotto ,&nbsp;Brendan O'Flynn ,&nbsp;Dimitrios-Sokratis Komaris","doi":"10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104480","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104480","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are commonplace in industry and a host of qualitative and quantitative approaches have been used to assuage the problem, including wearable sensors and biomechanical endurance models, both of which were used in the present study. Six endurance models (consumed endurance, new improved consumed endurance and the exponential and power Frey Law and Avin general and shoulder models) with four alternative maximum torque (<span><math><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>T</mi><mi>o</mi><mi>r</mi><mi>q</mi><mi>u</mi><mi>e</mi></mrow><mi>max</mi></msub></mrow></math></span>) quantification methods, including a novel approach to generate <span><math><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>T</mi><mi>o</mi><mi>r</mi><mi>q</mi><mi>u</mi><mi>e</mi></mrow><mi>max</mi></msub></mrow></math></span>, were compared. The proposed approach to quantify <span><math><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>T</mi><mi>o</mi><mi>r</mi><mi>q</mi><mi>u</mi><mi>e</mi></mrow><mi>max</mi></msub></mrow></math></span>, in combination with the new improved consumed endurance model produced the lowest root mean square errors (RMSE), and indicated improved performance compared to the literature. The mean RMSE was reduced from 41.08s to 19.11s for all subjects, from 26.13s to 12.16s for males, and 51.28s to 24.45s for females using the proposed method. R² for 25% and 45% standardised intensity dynamic tasks were .459 and .314 respectively, P &lt; .01. This research provided an optimised and individualised endurance prediction approach for loaded dynamic movements which can be applied to industry tasks and may lead to reduced upper-limb strains, and potentially WMSDs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55502,"journal":{"name":"Applied Ergonomics","volume":"125 ","pages":"Article 104480"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143479401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Identification of surgical human-robot interactions and measures during robotic-assisted surgery: A scoping review","authors":"Matthew Ball,&nbsp;Patrick Fuller,&nbsp;Jackie S. Cha","doi":"10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104478","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104478","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study aims to identify the dynamics of robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) teams and their metrics. A scoping review across seven science, engineering, and clinical databases was conducted. It was found that literature focuses on skills and interactions centralized around the surgeon and technical components of the robotic system; however, limited literature exists on skill proceduralization specific for other surgical team members performing robotic-assisted surgery procedures. A framework that identifies the individuals (i.e., surgeon, surgical team members, and robotic platform), with their respective skill requirements (technical and nontechnical), and the required interactions among the team and RAS systems was developed. Future research in RAS human-robot interaction can address the need to understand changing dynamics and skills required by the surgical team with the continuing evolution and adoption of surgical robot technology.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55502,"journal":{"name":"Applied Ergonomics","volume":"125 ","pages":"Article 104478"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143454503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Working memory capacity improves checking performance for errors on a simulated rail control task","authors":"Ryan D. McMullan ,&nbsp;Nanda Aryal ,&nbsp;Ling Li ,&nbsp;Mark Wiggins ,&nbsp;Joanna Clive ,&nbsp;Johanna I. Westbrook","doi":"10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104482","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104482","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Checking performed by workers is crucial if safety is to be effectively managed in high-risk settings. We aimed to examine the influence of working memory capacity, mindfulness, sleep, and interruptions on checking performance for the detection of errors. A total of 86 participants completed a 32-min rail control simulation. Participants performed checks that involved matching versus critical analysis and assimilation with interruptions occurring during the task. Higher working memory capacity was associated with higher response accuracy and faster response latency. Response accuracy was also higher when participants engaged in matching compared to critical analysis and assimilation. Mindfulness and interruptions were not associated with performance. These results raise important questions about how checking and error detection can be optimised given differences in performance due to individual characteristics and task requirements.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55502,"journal":{"name":"Applied Ergonomics","volume":"125 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143444802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An automated approach for assessing pressure thresholds on the side of the head","authors":"Yujia Du,&nbsp;Kexiang Liu,&nbsp;Yuxin Ju,&nbsp;Meng Qiu,&nbsp;Haining Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104483","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104483","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The aim of this study is to devise strategies for alleviating pressure discomfort associated with glasses-type wearables by examining pressure sensitivity at precise landmarks on the side of the head. A total of 197 healthy participants engaged in an experiment where pressure was applied using an automated force measuring system. Tactile threshold (TT), pressure discomfort threshold (PDT), maximum pressure tolerance (MPT), and pain pressure threshold (PPT) were gauged at 16 locations on the side of the head for each participant. The use of a series of grid-type templates facilitated the localization of landmarks based on individual head shapes and sizes. Notably, the area behind the ears exhibited higher pressure thresholds, while regions where temples sit horizontally were more sensitive to pressure. Gender differences were observed at specific locations, whereas age (&lt;45 years old) and BMI did not exhibit any significant correlation with pressure thresholds. This research introduces an automated methodology for assessing pressure sensitivity through a high-density landmark map on the side of the head. The outcomes have significant implications for the ergonomic design of head-worn products, particularly for glasses-type wearables.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55502,"journal":{"name":"Applied Ergonomics","volume":"125 ","pages":"Article 104483"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143454502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reclined postures in vehicle seats: Preferred seatback contours and head support locations","authors":"Matthew P. Reed,&nbsp;Sheila M. Ebert,&nbsp;Tyler R. Vallier","doi":"10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104479","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104479","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Reclined postures in vehicle seats have received increasing attention due to vehicle automation, but research using current seats may not be applicable. Furthermore, published recommendations for longitudinal seat back contour in automotive seats are difficult to apply to seat design due to insufficient information concerning reference points and contours. To address these gaps, a laboratory study was conducted with a specially constructed seat with a seat back pivot coincident with the seat H-point. Thirty men and women adjusted the seatback longitudinal to their preference at varying reclined angles and three different starting contours. Preferred head support locations were measured in each condition. The participants’ selected seat back contours were strongly influenced by the starting contour but were unrelated to seat back angle and to participant characteristics. Bézier parameters were used to estimate the range of contours that would be needed to accommodate the preferences of a large percentage of sitters.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55502,"journal":{"name":"Applied Ergonomics","volume":"125 ","pages":"Article 104479"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143438099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of work-related psychosocial versus biomechanical hazards on risk of musculoskeletal disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis","authors":"Jodi Oakman ,&nbsp;Wendy A. Macdonald ,&nbsp;Kate McCredie ,&nbsp;Samantha Clune","doi":"10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104481","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104481","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55502,"journal":{"name":"Applied Ergonomics","volume":"125 ","pages":"Article 104481"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143428883","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Digital technologies, sustainability, and work: How can these themes be brought together to promote a human-centered future in industry 5.0 implementation?","authors":"Ivan Bolis ,&nbsp;João Nobrega Marques ,&nbsp;Enrico Cagno ,&nbsp;Sandra Naomi Morioka","doi":"10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104475","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104475","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The concept of Industry 5.0 underscores the societal importance of aligning digital technologies, human centrality (including work), and sustainability within production systems. However, its practical implementation faces significant challenges. Considering the central role of work in production systems as envisioned by ergonomics, this study addresses the following research question: What is the role of work, and how can it contribute to ensuring that technology-intensive production systems align with the principles of Industry 5.0, making them human-centered, sustainability-driven, and resilient? In this context, the objective of this research is (i) to map scientific contributions that connect digital technologies, sustainability, and work in production systems, (ii) to investigate gaps and opportunities in scientific literature and possible contributions related to the discipline of ergonomics and (iii) propose theoretical and practical implications. To this end, a systematic literature review was conducted in the Scopus database, aiming to identify studies that connected the three themes. A final sample of 115 articles was obtained, which served as the basis for a content analysis. The results revealed scientific contributions linking digital technologies and work within the context of sustainable development and corporate sustainability. The study also identified seven groups of papers (technology improvement, competent workers, interaction, expanded capabilities, work management, training and embodying) focusing on the intersection of work and digital technology, specifically, ways in which technology influences work/worker and vice versa. Future studies are called to deepen the theoretical concept of Industry 5.0; develop tools, frameworks and indicators; develop more empirical studies; focus more on the role of the worker; and develop solutions to monitor the impacts of technology on work overtime. This study also reinforces the potential of using the discipline of ergonomics as theoretical background to leapfrog knowledge for this research agenda. This is because this discipline has been already developing knowledge on the connection between work and sustainability towards different lines of research that can also be applied in the context of production systems with intensive use of digital technologies. Based on this, theoretical implications for researchers and practical implications for organizations and policymakers were defined, aiming to build human-centered and sustainable production systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55502,"journal":{"name":"Applied Ergonomics","volume":"125 ","pages":"Article 104475"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143422484","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Characterising the physical and physiological demands of essential tasks across the Australian Army","authors":"Greg L. Carstairs,&nbsp;Jace R. Drain,&nbsp;Daniel C. Billing","doi":"10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104471","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104471","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Understanding the physical task demands across Army can help to inform physical employment standards (PES) and physical conditioning programs. Job task analysis was performed for 55 Australian Army trades to determine criterion tasks. Of the 139 criterion tasks, 60% were categorised manual handling and 32% load carriage. Lift to Platform tasks were most prevalent (34%) with a median lift height and mass of 1.5 m and 25 kg, followed by lift and carry tasks (23%) with a 30 m carry and 26 kg mass. Physiological demands were moderate, with a median <span><math><mrow><mover><mi>V</mi><mo>˙</mo></mover></mrow></math></span> O₂ and relative intensity of 1.91 L min⁻¹ and ∼46% VO_2max. Load carriage median external load, and <span><math><mrow><mover><mi>V</mi><mo>˙</mo></mover></mrow></math></span> O2 were 22 kg and 2.05 L min⁻¹. Combat Arms trades had higher task demands compared to non-combat trades. These results emphasise the importance of manual handling and load carriage for Army personnel and provide the basis for PES development and targeted physical conditioning.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55502,"journal":{"name":"Applied Ergonomics","volume":"125 ","pages":"Article 104471"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143394759","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"What is buzzing around me? Assessing the influence of indoor unmanned aerial vehicles on human cognitive performance and well-being","authors":"Olga Vogel ,&nbsp;Raphael Dyrska ,&nbsp;Jens Müller ,&nbsp;Martin Mönnigmann ,&nbsp;Annette Kluge","doi":"10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104476","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104476","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are becoming increasingly common in both everyday life and professional contexts. The present study investigates the human factors that have to be considered in the adoption of UAVs in practice. In a one-factorial design, the impact of UAV indoor flights on human cognitive performance and well-being were analyzed. Fourty-eight participants were divided into an experimental (EG) and a control group (CG) and completed the Work Efficiency Test. In the EG, UAVs flew different path trajectories indoors behind a safety net. Additionally, flow experience, mental effort, and mental strain were measured. Results show that the EG performed marginally worse on the Work Efficiency Test than the CG and experienced less flow during task processing. Additional qualitative interviews showed that participants felt distracted by UAV noise and flight trajectories. Our results corroborate that the human factor cognitive performance should be considered in the implementation of UAV technology in the workplace.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55502,"journal":{"name":"Applied Ergonomics","volume":"125 ","pages":"Article 104476"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143387449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Experimental Investigation of the Efficacy of Preemptive Tilting Seats in mitigating Carsickness","authors":"Nishant Jalgaonkar,&nbsp;Daniel Sousa Schulman,&nbsp;Ming Shao,&nbsp;Saharsh Jaisankar,&nbsp;Brandon Tarter,&nbsp;Nikitha MV,&nbsp;Jacqueline Buford,&nbsp;Sarah Chan,&nbsp;Michael Wachsman,&nbsp;Shorya Awtar","doi":"10.1016/j.apergo.2024.104453","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apergo.2024.104453","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Carsickness (CS) experienced by vehicle passengers is a critical unsolved challenge that impacts existing human-driven vehicles and may limit the adoption of future autonomous vehicles. If CS is reduced, then passengers can perform productive tasks during their commutes. Prior research has demonstrated that a preemptively triggered tilting seat system (TSS), i.e., a seat that tilts the passenger in the direction of the vehicle's turn, can reduce CS response. However, no previous investigations have studied the impact of TSS on passengers performing representative productive tasks when riding a real vehicle under realistic driving conditions. This paper addresses this gap by presenting a human subject study to quantify passenger CS response and assess their task performance in the presence of a preemptively triggered TSS. Twenty-nine healthy adults with varying levels of self-reported motion sickness susceptibility participated in the study across two test conditions. This is the first in-vehicle study that assessed both CS response and passenger task performance for a diverse sample of passengers under realistic driving conditions emulated on a closed test track. The results from this study demonstrated that a preemptively triggered TSS reduces CS scores for male passengers and has no negative influence on their productive task performance. The results also demonstrated that a preemptively triggered TSS did not have an effect on CS scores for female passengers but had a small positive influence on their productive task performance. In addition, the majority of the study participants (∼70%) indicated via a qualitative questionnaire that they would want a preemptively triggered TSS in their car.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55502,"journal":{"name":"Applied Ergonomics","volume":"125 ","pages":"Article 104453"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143349629","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}