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Reverse engineering and CAD/CAM application in the design of maxillofacial prosthesis
This research study describes the design and fabrication of three different facial prostheses (ocular, obturator, and auricular). The procedure is divided into three stages: Reverse Engineering (RE), CAD desig...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Optimal Design of Customized Ankle Foot Orthosis for Drop Foot Patients
Orthotics and prosthetics are components used to support weakened part of the body or muscles which are unable to do its intended function. While earlier one enhances limb ability, later one completely replace...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Ergonomics Analysis of Working Posture in Household Cleaning Using Technomatix Modeling
Household and commercial cleaning is a vital virtue of life. It is advantageous in many ways, and the prime one being it helps to keep an individual healthy. Cleaners working in this area are faced with seriou...
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Chapter
Use of Additive Manufacturing in the Battle Against COVID-19
As the coronavirus pandemic has spread across the world, travel restrictions, social distancing measures, and working from home are in place in every country. Health services even in developed nations are faci...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Quantification of Neurosignals for Mathematical Model Development of Muscle Fatigue from Inexperienced Worker
Work Related Musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are the occupational diseases that cause inflammation and degeneration of muscles, bones, tendons or ligaments. WMSDs pose huge challenges to the manual workers a...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Utilization of Delmia Software for Saving Cycle Time in Robotics Spot Welding
In automobile manufacturing industry, resistance spot welding is widely used. Car’s body is built by welding sheets of metal. In industry, common application where robots are being used is spot welding. In thi...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Enhancing Walking Stability of Foot Deformities Patients by 3D-Printed Ankle Foot Orthosis
This research found that to get mechanical properties of lower leg foot orthoses, a system is developed through three-dimensional (3D) advances. A handheld versatile 3D laser scanner is utilized for producing ...
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Chapter
Design and Development of Surgical Guide for Dental Implant Surgery
Use of dental drill guides helps surgeons in improving pre-surgical planning. It could lead to a decline in surgical mistakes and more accurate results. Other uses of these guides are simulation and training. ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Ergonomic Interventions for Manual Material Handling Tasks in a Warehouse
Manual material handling plays a crucial role in carrying out multifarious activities in manufacturing plants which includes lifting, bending, pulling, pushing, and carrying. Depending on the condition of the ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Effect of Tool Handle Design Parameters on Upper Extremity Muscle Performance in Periodontology
Periodontists—dental professionals associated with tooth scaling (cleaning) tasks—are often prone to work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). Tooth scaling involves the repetitive and forceful grip of s...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Performance Evaluation of Ankle Foot Orthosis on Lower Extremity Disabled Persons while Walking using OpenSim
Ankle foot orthosis (AFO) is externally applied device that is used to support and control the foot and ankle joint of patients having foot deformity. Foot drop is caused by a deficiency in the ankle joint whi...
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Chapter
Improvement of Human Gait in Foot Deformities Patients by 3D Printed Ankle–Foot Orthosis
Lower leg–foot orthoses (AFOs) are assistive contraptions supported for different physical and neurological messes impacting the flexibility of the lower members. Added substance manufacturing item has been re...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Effect of 3D-Printed Ankle Foot Orthosis During Walking of Foot Deformities Patients
Lower leg foot orthoses are orthotic contraptions that help the decline leg joint and are suitable for a few pathologies, for the most part those that enhance the foot drop situation, that is by virtue of a lo...
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Article
Physiological and Biomechanical Responses in Male Schoolgoing Children Using Frameless and Internal Frame Backpacks
Backpacks are commonly used by many, the carriage of backpacks, especially by schoolgoing children, has been reported to cause development of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD). Students’ susceptibility to MSD no...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Assessment of Health Risks Among Tractor Operators Due to Whole-Body Vibration
Exposure of human operator to whole-body vibration generated from tractors has been associated with low back pain (LBP) and degeneration of intervertebral disc. Researchers related the ischial tuberosities wit...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Upper Body Postural Analysis in Sitting Workplace Environment Using Microsoft Kinect V2 Sensor
Human postural analysis is paramount to ergonomic assessment of human-workplace systems. Traditionally, motion tracking systems are being used to assess human joint kinematics in laboratory environment. Motion...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Mental Fatigue Quantification by Physiological and Neurophysiological Techniques: An Overview
Mental fatigue needs to be an essential part of industrial engineering and ergonomics. Risk assessment techniques like OCRA, REBA, etc., digital human modeling like DELMIA, RAMSIS, etc. and work station design...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Ergonomic Evaluation and Customized Design of Toothbrush Handle
Toothbrush handles available in the market are classified in adult, junior and baby sizes. As per IS 3387:2004, the length of the handle for these variants is specified. However, the width and thickness of the...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Physiological Effects of Backpack Packing, Wearing and Carrying on School Going Children
Thirty male school children from primary school, aged 12 years, were selected to carry backpacks of 10% body weight where 0% body weight was used as a baseline. Heart rate and blood pressure tests were conduct...
