Work posture analysis in the ergonomic assessment of products - a case study
[ 1 ] Katedra Ergonomii i Inżynierii Jakości, Wydział Inżynierii Zarządzania, Politechnika Poznańska | [ P ] employee
2019
chapter in monograph / paper
english
- ergonomic assessment
- musculoskeletal system fatigue
- goniometer
- electronic goniometer
- ergonomic quality
EN The article presents an example of an application for the analysis of the postures assumed on the job of product evaluation. The research undertaken by the authors concerned finding the ergonomic characteristics of work involving a swinging handle spade. In the course of their research, the authors used an electronic goniometer as well as a manual goniometer. During the test, a comparison was made of the positions assumed by the spade users: while using the handle and without using the handle. A hand-held goniometer was also used for the analysis. Measurements with its use were made in relation to anthropometric points based on photographs of the postures assumed during the key activities performed by the subjects. A basic list of such activities was compiled, after which the angles between musculoskeletal system segments were measured. The analyses shed light on the tested tool and the level of ergonomic quality achieved with its use.
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