AIMC Topic: Ergonomics

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Ergonomic intervention on a packing workstation with robotic aid -case study at a furniture manufacturing industry.

Work (Reading, Mass.)
BACKGROUND: Several risk factors among packing lines workers can lead to Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WRMSD) occurrence. Foreseeing WRMSD prevention and productivity increase, some furniture manufacturing industries have been investing in ...

Human factors challenges for the safe use of artificial intelligence in patient care.

BMJ health & care informatics
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in patient care can offer significant benefits. However, there is a lack of independent evaluation considering AI in use. The paper argues that consideration should be given to how AI will be incorporated into ...

Usability evaluation of communication service robot for the elderly.

Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation
BACKGROUND: The Republic of Korea has become the most rapidly aging society and is anticipated to enter the post-aged society in 2026. As the population ages, demand for senior-friendly products has gradually increased. Under the demands for these ci...

Clinical Data Warehouse Query and Learning Tool Using a Human-Centered Participatory Design Process.

Studies in health technology and informatics
BMI Investigator (BMII) is an interactive web-based tool with a learning knowledge base, which provides a way for researchers to query structured, unstructured, genomic and image data contained in a data warehouse. We demonstrate how development of a...

Applying Machine Learning to Workers' Compensation Data to Identify Industry-Specific Ergonomic and Safety Prevention Priorities: Ohio, 2001 to 2011.

Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
OBJECTIVE: This study leveraged a state workers' compensation claims database and machine learning techniques to target prevention efforts by injury causation and industry.

Assessing Continuous Operator Workload With a Hybrid Scaffolded Neuroergonomic Modeling Approach.

Human factors
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to predict operator workload from neurological data using statistical learning methods to fit neurological-to-state-assessment models.

Analyzing the effects of human-aware motion planning on close-proximity human-robot collaboration.

Human factors
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this work was to examine human response to motion-level robot adaptation to determine its effect on team fluency, human satisfaction, and perceived safety and comfort.

The Minimally Invasive Manipulator: an ergonomic and economic non-robotic alternative for endoscopy?

Minimally invasive therapy & allied technologies : MITAT : official journal of the Society for Minimally Invasive Therapy
INTRODUCTION: Since the da Vinci robotic system was introduced, it has been reported to have ergonomic advantages over conventional laparoscopy (COV). High investments associated with this system challenged us to design a more economical, mechanical ...

Task and postural factors are related to back pain in helicopter pilots.

Aviation, space, and environmental medicine
BACKGROUND: A previous survey by Shear et al. revealed a high prevalence of back pain in Royal Navy helicopter aircrew, compared with controls. It was recommended that a second survey be undertaken, taking account of flying tasks and cockpit ergonomi...