13 Result(s)
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Making Ionizing Radiation Visible: An X-Reality Application for Risk Assessment of Ionizing Radiation During Flatfoot Surgery
Extended Reality (XR) has experienced rapid growth in the past decades, proving to be a viable alternative to conventional practices in all the fields. Professional VR solutions have been developed; giving peo...
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Investigation About the Impact of Nozzle and Chamber Temperatures and Infill Orientation on the Mechanical Behavior of 3D Printed PEEK Specimens
Polyether Ether Ketone (PEEK) is a high-performance polymer widely used in several fields due to its excellent material and chemical strength properties also at high operating temperatures. The processing cond...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
RE-AM Combined Use to Facilitate Decision-Making in Remanufacturing
In remanufacturing, Reverse Engineering (RE) tools and techniques could become essential in the rapid creation of digital 3D models of existing components, especially when drawings are no longer available. The...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
X-Reality for Preliminary Evaluation and Training of 3D Laser Scanning Process of Large Products
Over the years, high attention has been paid to Reverse Engineering (RE) as a methodological approach for reconstructing 3D models of existing objects to carry out analyses aimed to estimate accurate products...
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Towards Real-Time Physics-Based Variation Simulation of Assembly Systems with Compliant Sheet-Metal Parts Based on Reduced-Order Models
Variation Simulation (VS) allows early validation and certification of the assembly process before parts are built. State-of-the-art VS models of assembly systems with compliant sheet-metal parts are based on ...
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On the Geometrical Complexity Index as a Driver for Selecting the Production Technology
Emerging production technologies, in particular Additive Manufacturing (AM), nowadays are extremely suitable for creating highly complex products, tending towards the concept of ‘complexity for free’, which is...
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Biomechanical Overload Evaluation in Manufacturing: A Novel Approach with sEMG and Inertial Motion Capture Integration
Biomechanical overload represents one of the main risks in the industrial environment and the main possible source of musculoskeletal disorders and diseases. The aim of the this study is to introduce new tech...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
IMU-Based Motion Capture Wearable System for Ergonomic Assessment in Industrial Environment
The study of human factors is fundamental for the human-centered design of Smart Workplaces. IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) technologies, mainly wearable devices, are becoming necessary to acquire data, ...
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Biomechanical Load Evaluation by Means of Wearable Devices in Industrial Environments: An Inertial Motion Capture System and sEMG Based Protocol
Biomechanical overload is one of the main risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders among manufacturing workers and so far, it has been evaluated with observational methods. The aim of this research was to in...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Simulation Techniques for Ergonomic Performance Evaluation of Manual Workplaces During Preliminary Design Phase
Among the technologies included in Industry 4.0, the fourth industrial revolution, Digital Manufacturing (DM) represents a new approach to evaluate the performance of production processes in a virtual environ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A Human Postures Inertial Tracking System for Ergonomic Assessments
Since the early development for health purposes in 1950s, motion tracking systems have been strongly developed for several applications. Nowadays, using Micro Electro-Mechanics Systems (MEMS) technologies, the...
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Human Posture Tracking System for Industrial Process Design and Assessment
One of the critical issues characterizing the manufacturing industries, which within Industry 4.0 era are experiencing the new human-centered approach in design, is related to working postures assumed by the ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A Preventive Ergonomic Approach Based on Virtual and Immersive Reality
The introduction of new information and communication technologies (ICT) in factory environment is leading the world of manufacturing industry to a change. Indeed, we talk about Industry 4.0, the fourth indust...
