Exoskeletons are part of the technological and organizational innovation sought by the fourth industrial revolution to support and re-launch the manufacturing area. In the present study, we described the experimental protocol designed to test the usability and acceptance of an upper limbs passive exoskeleton. In total, 42 workers from FCA plants volunteered to participate in the research study. The testing campaign included static and dynamic tests aimed at evaluating the potential benefit of the exoskeleton (lessen muscle strain, higher comfort rating and dexterity) vs. possible restrictions to movements and workdevice interactions in tasks resembling work activities. Open questions remain on how to assess the biomechanical workload risk, especially in the design phase, for which holistic methods like EAWS are needed.
Analysis of Exoskeleton Introduction in Industrial Reality: Main Issues and EAWS Risk Assessment / Spada, Stefania; Ghibaudo, Lidia; Gilotta, Silvia; Gastaldi, Laura; Cavatorta, Maria Pia. - STAMPA. - Goonetilleke R., Karwowski W. (eds) Advances in Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors. AHFE 2017. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing(2018), pp. 236-244. ((Intervento presentato al convegno AHFE 2017: 8th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics tenutosi a Los Angeles (USA) nel 17-21 July 2017 [10.1007/978-3-319-60825-9_26].
Titolo: | Analysis of Exoskeleton Introduction in Industrial Reality: Main Issues and EAWS Risk Assessment | |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2018 | |
Abstract: | Exoskeletons are part of the technological and organizational innovation sought by the fourth in...dustrial revolution to support and re-launch the manufacturing area. In the present study, we described the experimental protocol designed to test the usability and acceptance of an upper limbs passive exoskeleton. In total, 42 workers from FCA plants volunteered to participate in the research study. The testing campaign included static and dynamic tests aimed at evaluating the potential benefit of the exoskeleton (lessen muscle strain, higher comfort rating and dexterity) vs. possible restrictions to movements and workdevice interactions in tasks resembling work activities. Open questions remain on how to assess the biomechanical workload risk, especially in the design phase, for which holistic methods like EAWS are needed. | |
ISBN: | 978-3-319-60824-2 978-3-319-60825-9 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 4.1 Contributo in Atti di convegno |
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