AIMC Topic: Ergonomics

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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...