Aitor Iriondo Pascual, Dan Högberg, Dan Lämkull, Estela Perez Luque, Anna Syberfeldt, Lars Hanson
{"title":"Optimization of Productivity and Worker Well-Being by Using a Multi-Objective Optimization Framework.","authors":"Aitor Iriondo Pascual, Dan Högberg, Dan Lämkull, Estela Perez Luque, Anna Syberfeldt, Lars Hanson","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>OCCUPATIONAL APPLICATIONSWorker well-being and overall system performance are important elements in the design of production lines. However, studies of industry practice show that current design tools are unable to consider concurrently both productivity aspects (e.g., line balancing and cycle time) and worker well-being related aspects (e.g., the risk of musculoskeletal disorders). Current practice also fails to account for anthropometric diversity in the workforce and does not use the potential of multi-objective simulation-based optimization techniques. Accordingly, a framework consisting of a workflow and a digital tool was designed to assist in the proactive design of workstations to accommodate worker well-being and productivity. This framework uses state-of-the-art optimization techniques to make it easier and quicker for designers to find successful workplace design solutions. A case study to demonstrate the framework is provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":73332,"journal":{"name":"IISE transactions on occupational ergonomics and human factors","volume":"9 3-4","pages":"143-153"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39582205","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Collision Avoidance Algorithm for Human Motion Prediction Based on Perceived Risk of Collision: Part 2-Application.","authors":"James Yang, Brad Howard, Juan Baus","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Occupational ApplicationDigital human models have been widely used for occupational assessments to reduce potential injury risk, such as automotive assembly lines, box lifting, and in the mining industry. Human motion prediction is one of the important capabilities in digital human models, and collision avoidance is involved in human motion prediction. An algorithm proposed earlier was implemented for human motion prediction, and simulated results were found to have a good correlation with the experimental studies. Use of this algorithm can help ensure that human motion is predicted realistically, and thus can impact the accuracy of injury risk assessments.</p>","PeriodicalId":73332,"journal":{"name":"IISE transactions on occupational ergonomics and human factors","volume":"9 3-4","pages":"211-222"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39692978","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ergonomic Risk Identification for Spacesuit Movements Using Factorial Analysis.","authors":"Linh Q Vu, K Han Kim, Sudhakar L Rajulu","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>OCCUPATIONAL APPLICATIONSBiomechanical risk factors associated with spacesuit manual material handling tasks were evaluated using the singular value decomposition (SVD) technique. SVD analysis decomposed each lifting tasks into primitive motion patterns called eigenposture progression (EP) that contributed to the overall task. Biomechanical metrics, such as total joint displacement, were calculated for each EP. The first EP (a simultaneous knee, hip, and waist movement) had greater biomechanical demands than other EPs. Thus, tasks such as lifting from the floor were identified as \"riskier\" by having a greater composition of the first EP. The results of this work can be used to improve a task as well as spacesuit design by minimizing riskier movement patterns as shown in this case study. This methodology can be applied in civilian occupational settings to analyze open-ended tasks (e.g., complex product assembly and construction) for ergonomics assessments. Using this method, worker task strategies can be evaluated quantitatively, compared, and redesigned when necessary.</p>","PeriodicalId":73332,"journal":{"name":"IISE transactions on occupational ergonomics and human factors","volume":"9 3-4","pages":"134-142"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39483282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Introduction to the Special Issue on <i>Digital Human Modeling (DHM) in Ergonomics 4.0</i>.","authors":"Gunther Paul, Xuguang Wang, James Yang","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73332,"journal":{"name":"IISE transactions on occupational ergonomics and human factors","volume":"9 3-4","pages":"107-110"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39851642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Review and Qualitative Meta-Analysis of Digital Human Modeling and Cyber-Physical-Systems in Ergonomics 4.0.","authors":"Gunther Paul, Nils Darwin Abele, Karsten Kluth","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Occupational ApplicationsFounded in an empirical case study and theoretical work, this paper reviews the scientific literature to define the role of Digital Human Modeling (DHM), Digital Twin (DT), and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) to inform the emerging concept of Ergonomics 4.0. We find that DHM evolved into DT is a core element in Ergonomics 4.0. A solid understanding and agreement on the nature of Ergonomics 4.0 is essential for the inclusion of ergonomic values and considerations in the larger conceptual framework of Industry 4.0. In this context, we invite Ergonomists from various disciplines to broaden their understanding and application of DHM and DT.</p>","PeriodicalId":73332,"journal":{"name":"IISE transactions on occupational ergonomics and human factors","volume":"9 3-4","pages":"111-123"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39302214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christopher A B Moore, Jeffery M Barrett, Laura Healey, Jack P Callaghan, Steven L Fischer
{"title":"Predicting Cervical Spine Compression and Shear in Helicopter Helmeted Conditions Using Artificial Neural Networks.","authors":"Christopher A B Moore, Jeffery M Barrett, Laura Healey, Jack P Callaghan, Steven L Fischer","doi":"10.1080/24725838.2021.1938760","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24725838.2021.1938760","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>OCCUPATIONAL APPLICATIONSMilitary helicopter pilots around the globe are at high risk of neck pain related to their use of helmet-mounted night vision goggles. Unfortunately, it is difficult to design alternative helmet configurations that reduce the biomechanical exposures on the cervical spine during flight because the time and resource costs associated with assessing these exposures <i>in vivo</i> are prohibitive. Instead, we developed artificial neural networks (ANNs) to predict cervical spine compression and shear given head-trunk kinematics and joint moments in the lower neck, data readily available from digital human models. The ANNs detected differences in cervical spine compression and anteroposterior shear between helmet configuration conditions during flight-relevant head movement, consistent with results from a detailed model based on <i>in vivo</i> electromyographic data. These ANNs may be useful in helping to prevent neck pain related to military helicopter flight by facilitating virtual biomechanical assessment of helmet configurations upstream in the design process.</p>","PeriodicalId":73332,"journal":{"name":"IISE transactions on occupational ergonomics and human factors","volume":"9 3-4","pages":"154-166"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/24725838.2021.1938760","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39065797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexander Wolf, Yvonne Wagner, Marius Oßwald, Jörg Miehling, Sandro Wartzack
{"title":"Simplifying Computer Aided Ergonomics: A User-Product Interaction-Modeling Framework in CAD Based on a Taxonomy of Elementary Affordances.","authors":"Alexander Wolf, Yvonne Wagner, Marius Oßwald, Jörg Miehling, Sandro Wartzack","doi":"10.1080/24725838.2021.1941433","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24725838.2021.1941433","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>OCCUPATIONAL APPLICATIONSThis contribution provides a framework for modeling user-product interactions (in CAD) for in-depth ergonomic analysis of product design, using digital human models. The framework aims to be applicable to a wide range of different products while being suitable for designers - especially those who do not have specialized ergonomic expertise or training in human behavior - by providing an intuitive, standardized, and time-efficient modeling procedure. The framework contains 31 elementary affordances, which describe mechanical dependencies between product geometries and human end effectors. These elementary affordances serve as a tool for interaction modeling. Additionally, the paper provides a taxonomy of elementary affordances, which can be used to formalize / abstract the nature of user-product interactions and to describe them as elementary affordances. Furthermore, an implementation of the interaction-modeling framework is presented in a CAD environment and provides an example of how the framework could be used in terms of a computer aided ergonomics tool.</p>","PeriodicalId":73332,"journal":{"name":"IISE transactions on occupational ergonomics and human factors","volume":"9 3-4","pages":"186-198"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/24725838.2021.1941433","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39088883","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Model-Based Comparison of Passive and Active Assistance Designs in an Occupational Upper Limb Exoskeleton for Overhead Lifting.","authors":"Xianlian Zhou, Liying Zheng","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>OCCUPATIONAL APPLICATIONSIn recent years, various upper limb exoskeletons have been developed aiming to support industrial workers for a range of tasks and reduce risks of work-related musculoskeletal disorders. Most commercially available upper limb exoskeletons are passive systems that use compliant elements such as springs or elastic components to store and release energy to assist the user's motion. In contrast, many active exoskeletons, which are typically comprised of one or more powered actuators to provide joint assistance, are still in the research and development stages. Nevertheless, the functions and efficacy of various exoskeleton systems need to be further compared and assessed. This study presents a model-based approach to evaluate different designs of passive and active assistance and demonstrates the benefits of both assistance methods in an overhead lifting task. In addition, the modeling and simulation indicate the potential advantages of using the active assistance, based on electromyography.</p>","PeriodicalId":73332,"journal":{"name":"IISE transactions on occupational ergonomics and human factors","volume":"9 3-4","pages":"167-185"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8789934/pdf/nihms-1736018.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39178891","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Minimizing Low Back Cumulative Loading during Design of Manual Material Handling Tasks: An Optimization Approach.","authors":"Sivan Almosnino, Jessica Cappelletto","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>OCCUPATIONAL APPLICATIONSWe present a practical method for minimizing low-back cumulative loading that leverages digital human modeling capabilities and optimization using an evolutionary algorithm. We demonstrate use of the method in a simulated lifting task. Our results show that this method is robust to different routines for calculating cumulative loading. The proposed method can aid ergonomics engineers in addressing a potential risk factor early in the design stage, even in the absence of an established threshold limit value, and it provides a time saving by eliminating the need to adjust workplace parameters across many design possibilities.</p>","PeriodicalId":73332,"journal":{"name":"IISE transactions on occupational ergonomics and human factors","volume":"9 3-4","pages":"124-133"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39760398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Guidelines of the German Association of Engineers for Evaluating Human Work in the Digital Factory.","authors":"G Zülch","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>OCCUPATIONAL APPLICATIONSStarting with the first part of a guideline in 2001, a group of experts and the associated guideline committee of the German Association of Engineers (VDI) began with the production-logistical evaluation of human work related to simulation procedures and Digital Factory tools. This VDI guideline 3633 part 6 dealt with the first macro-ergonomic procedures available. Published in 2015, in VDI guideline 4499 part 4, micro-ergonomic problems related to human stress from work task were added. Nowadays, the still missing micro-ergonomic evaluation of effects by the work environment is on the way to be published as VDI guideline 4499 part 5. This article deals with these developments, which are considered state of the art in Germany at least at the time of their publication. In addition, some examples illustrate proven possibilities, but existing gaps are also discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":73332,"journal":{"name":"IISE transactions on occupational ergonomics and human factors","volume":"9 3-4","pages":"223-232"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39349976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}