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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Occupational Ergonomics"”.
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Investigating the Relationship Between Objective and Subjective Measures of Physical Demand During Passive Exoskeleton Use
… from seven different studies conducted by the Occupational Ergonomics and Biomechanics Lab (OEB lab). Employing a repeated measures three-way ANOVA, we assessed the influence of nEMG, gender, and exoskeleton type on RPE. Additionally, mean nEMG and RPE from seven passive exoskeleton-based …
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Quantifying the Reliability of Performance Time and User Perceptions Obtained from Passive Exoskeleton Evaluations
… evaluation study, conducted in Virginia Tech's Occupational Ergonomics and Biomechanics Lab. Forty-two total participants completed simulated occupational tasks, in two separate experimental sessions on different days, while using an arm-support EXO (ASE) and a back-support EXO (BSE). Several …
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Shoulder pain in manual wheelchair users: towards a multi-disciplinary solution for a multi-faceted problem
… aspects, and (2) wheelchair design aspects (ergonomics). The originality of this dissertation is in the adoption of a multidisciplinary approach. Methodologies integrating theories and analyses from fields related to human movement science such as human motor control theory, non-linear …
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Characterizing Human Motor Adaptation and Learning When Using Different Occupational Exoskeletons
Occupational exoskeletons offer promising solutions to reduce biomechanical risk factors and mitigate work-related musculoskeletal disorder risks from manual labor. However, understanding how individuals adapt to these devices over time remains limited, complicating effective design, training, and …
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Armband EMG-based Lifting Detection and Load Classification Algorithms using Static and Dynamic Lifting Trials
… of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in occupational settings necessitates the development of economic, accurate, and convenient methods for quantifying biomechanical risk exposures. In terms of lifting, the occupational work environment does not provide resources for recording the start …