Ergonomics Evaluation Using Motion Capture Technology—Literature Review

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F49777513%3A23210%2F23%3A43966693" target="_blank" >RIV/49777513:23210/23:43966693 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/1/162" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/1/162</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app13010162" target="_blank" >10.3390/app13010162</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Ergonomics Evaluation Using Motion Capture Technology—Literature Review

Original language description

Due to the increasingly high proportion of manual activities in production processes, there is a constant risk of musculoskeletal disorders or work-related injuries. The risk of these problems is exacerbated by the trend towards an ageing working population. European legislation is pressing for improved working conditions to eliminate the risks associated with health problems for workers. For this reason, the application of ergonomics in this field is growing. Musculoskeletal disorders, which are most often caused by inappropriate working postures, are a major problem. There are many methods for evaluating working postures. However, there is a high degree of subjectivity in the risk assessment. Motion capture kinematic suits can ensure the objectivity of the assessment. This article discusses research on ergonomics assessment using motion capture technology. A systematic literature search method was used for the research, beginning with the determination of the research procedure, through the definition of the research queries, to the formulation of the research itself to identify relevant sources. The study presents the most widely used methods for assessing the ergonomics of work positions using motion capture technology, their advantages, and disadvantages. It also follows the trend in the number of publications between 2010 and 2022 in countries where the topic is most frequently addressed and in the industries where motion capture technology is used for ergonomics assessment in general. The research showed that this approach is most often used in industry and logistics, and less frequently in healthcare and sport. The authors agree that the most frequently used ergonomics assessment methods are not complex enough to be used in combination with motion capture and that a combination of the two is needed. At the same time, this technology has become very important in the field of ergonomic evaluation of work positions, offering a higher degree of objectivity, or can be combined with the use of virtual reality, but the evaluation systems are still not error-free and there is a need for continuous improvement.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

21100 - Other engineering and technologies

Project

<a href="/en/project/EF18_054%2F0014627" target="_blank" >EF18_054/0014627: Development of capacities and environment for boosting the international, intersectoral and interdisciplinary cooperation at UWB</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Applied Sciences

ISSN

2076-3417

e-ISSN

2076-3417

Volume of the periodical

13

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

25

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

000909905400001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85146029416