Biomechanical simulation of lifting.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Ayoub MM ; Blair EL ; Chinnam B ; Hsiang M
• Description:
  An approach to simulate human motion while performing a lifting task using an optimization technique was discussed. A lifting experiment was performed in an attempt to apply the model. Five subjects used two sizes of containers and were photographed while lifting the containers from floor to knuckle height and from the floor to shoulder height. Applying the model to the lifting tasks produced a model generated joint motion pattern which was comparable with the actual motion patterns. Based on the results of several applications of the model, the authors conclude that it may be feasible to develop simulation models to predict the path of the motion of body joints in two dimensions while performing a task such as lifting. These simulation models depend on optimization theory and techniques to solve problems about motion patterns required in the performance of a task to minimize a specific cost function or functions subject to a set of constraints. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biomechanical Phenomena Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Grant; Musculoskeletal-system-disorders; Biomechanics; Manual-materials-handling; Safety-practices; Back-injuries; Mathematical-models; Manual-lifting
• ISBN:
  9780748400454
• Publisher:
  Taylor and Francis
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  63-65
• Volume:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00213962
• Citation:
  Designing for Everyone, Proceedings of the Eleventh Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, Paris, 1991. Queinnec Y, Daniellou F, Chapon A, eds., London: Taylor and Francis, 1991 Sep; 1:63-65
• Contact Point Address:
  Industrial Engineering Texas Tech University P O Box 4130 Lubbock, Tex 79409
• Editor(s):
  Queinnec Y; Daniellou F; Chapon A
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1991
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Extremities
• Performing Organization:
  Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19880101
• Source Full Name:
  Designing for Everyone: Proceedings of the 11th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association
• End Date:
  19950831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/243259/cdc_243259_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]