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Human-centered design approach to the development of a graphical user-interface...
Alexandre, Rosana; Lima, Pedro; Silva, Rosa Mariana; Mould, Sacha Trevelyan; Colim, Ana S.The inspection process of aircraft parts is a specially demanding activity due to its strict standards and could be quite stressful for inspectors. To optimize the inspection process, support and digitize the visual inspection and improve working conditions, a portable device was developed. The present study addresses the development of a graphical user-interface (GUI) for this device. It was used need-finding ...
Assessing the short-term effects of dual back-support exoskeleton within logist...
Cardoso, André; Colim, Ana S.; Carneiro, P.; Costa, Nélson Bruno Martins Marques da; Gomes, Sérgio; Pires, Abel; Arezes, P.Logistics activities involve significant risk factors for the development of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD), particularly low back pain. Exoskeletons have emerged as potential solutions to mitigate these risks. This study assesses the short-term effects of dual passive back-support exoskeletons (Auxivo and Htrius) on WMSD risk factors in logistics operations. Two workstations were evaluated using...
Establishing an anthropometric database: a case for the Portuguese working popu...
Filho, Paulo César Anacleto; Silva, Lincoln; Mattos, Diego Luiz; Pombeiro, Ana; Castellucci, H. I.; Colim, Ana S.; Carneiro, P.; Arezes, P.Up-to-date anthropometric databases can help design appropriate workstations and equipment, reducing occupational accidents and disorders. The primary aim of this study was to create a company database to support the hypothesis that the latest anthropometric database for the Portuguese working population was outdated. Through the traditional manual measurement method, this work collected data on 27 dimensions f...
Key Indicator Methods – KIM (Klussmann, Liebers, Brandstädt, et al., 2017): tex...
Colim, Ana S.; Carneiro, P.; Cardoso, João André VieiraEm ambientes ocupacionais, a exposição de trabalhadores a vários fatores de risco de desenvolvimento de Lesões Musculoesqueléticas Relacionadas com o Trabalho (LMERT) é bastante frequente. A exposição repetitiva e prolongada do sistema mão-braço ou da região lombar durante sub-atividades manuais de carga, isoladamente, ou em combinação com esforço estático e postural, são consideradas das principais causas pote...
Towards the digital transformation of inspection tasks in aircraft manufacturin...
Colim, Ana S.; Alexandre, Rosana; Cardoso, André; Pereira, Débora; Lima, Pedro; Silva, Mariana; Mould, Sacha TrevelyanIn aircraft manufacturing, the inspection workers are often exposed to risk factors (e.g. straining postures). Knowing the lack of ergonomics studies focused on this context, this chapter presents an ergonomic assessment conducted during the design phase of a new device to be used by the inspectors of metallic parts of airplanes. This device will consist of a portable artificial vision system intended to captur...
On the development of an ergonomic approach for the design of an industrial rob...
Colim, Ana S.; Cardoso, André; Bicho, Estela; Louro, Luís; Alves, Carla; Ribeiro, Pedro; Pereira, Débora; Monteiro, Sérgio; Costa, NélsonAs industries push for continuous technological innovation to boost their competitiveness, the need to balance techno-economical goals with emerging societal needs is now more pressing than ever. Inspired by the novel paradigm of Industry 5.0, we aim to place human physical and cognitive needs at the center of the production process, introducing proactive and human-aware robots capable of collaboration as co-wo...
Designing a user-centered inspection device’s handle for the aircraft manufactu...
Colim, Ana S.; Pereira, Débora; Lima, Pedro; Cardoso, André; Almeida, Rui; Fernandes, Duarte; Mould, Sacha Trevelyan; Arezes, P.In aircraft manufacturing settings, workers are frequently exposed to biomechanical risk factors, mainly in the later stages of the production processes, including inspection tasks. To support the development of a novel inspection device appropriate for the end-users and their tasks, this study presents a user-centered approach for the device’s handle. Three different handles were proposed, and the current stud...
Evaluation of ergonomic risk of warehouse activities in a telecommunications se...
Fernandes, J.; Monteiro, R.; Carneiro, P.; Colim, Ana S.; Loureiro, L.Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) are a worldwide problem, both in terms of health and socioeconomic level. WMSDs are one of the main concerns of ergonomics, since they have been identified as being associated with occupational activities that expose employees to a high biomechanical and physiological load. In view of the above, it is necessary to assess risk in real work contexts. The present stud...
Assessment of work-related musculoskeletal disorders by observational methods i...
Kirkici Gonçalves, Hatice; Cardoso, João André Vieira; Mattos, Diego Luiz; Borges, Guilherme Deola; Filho, Paulo César Anacleto; Colim, Ana S.Repetitive movements play an important role in the growing and aggravation of the discomforts related to the musculoskeletal system. There are many different observational methods for risk assessment for repeated movements in literature. The main objective of this review is to identify the observational methods that have been used to assess repetitive movements risk in previous studies. A systematic literature ...
Simulating human-robot collaboration for improving ergonomics and productivity ...
Borges, Guilherme Deola; Mattos, Diego Luiz; Cardoso, João André Vieira; Kirkici Gonçalves, Hatice; Pombeiro, Ana; Colim, Ana S.; Carneiro, P.Objective: To simulate the interaction human-robot regarding productivity, physical and mental workload, involving the worker in the process of implementing a new Human-Robot Collaboration (HRC) system. Background: The guidelines for designing ergonomic and management of work systems are key to ensure worker safety, health, and wellbeing. It considers physical and mental workloads, including worker in the proce...