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Risk Assessment for Manual Handling Activities in a Dairy Industry
Workers in the dairy industry work in integrated plant facilities such as process hall, maintenance and utility, warehouse logistics, and quality...
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Performance and effectiveness of a passive back-support exoskeleton in manual material handling tasks in the construction industry
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders are a leading contributor to workplace injuries in the construction industry, with the low back being the most...
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Manual Handling, Tools, and Deck Maintenance
The lifting and carrying of objects may seem to be simple operations but many persons on board ship have sustained serious back and other injuries by...
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Exoskeletons to Support Manual Material Handling at Work: A Preliminary Study
ExoskeletonsExoskeleton are wearable devices that use the mechanical interaction with the body to augment, assist, and enhance the physical activity,...
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Development of robotic automation solutions for limp flexible material handling leveraging a finite element modelling technique
Fiber composite materials exhibit exceptional specific stiffness and strength compared to traditional engineering materials. Nevertheless, automating...
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Ergonomics and Manual Handling Workplace Improvement: A Case Study of Firefighter at Pagoh
Firefighter are constantly at risk since they are directly exposed to various physical factors, harmful chemicals and mental stress during rescue and...
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Psychophysical Approach in Manual Material Handling: Review
Manual material handling activities pose a major risk to the health of the workers. However, literature reviews suggest that a complete understanding...
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Evaluation of Support Device for Manual Handling of Gas Cylinders
In this study, a support device for liquefied petroleum (LP) gas cylinder delivery was developed and evaluated using questionnaires. This study...
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Material Handling Systems Analysis
This chapter introduces the fundamental principles for the design, analysis, and integration of the flow of products and customers within a material...
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ART: Avatar Robotics Telepresence—the future of humanoid material handling loco-manipulation
Material handling loco-manipulation is heavily present in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) efforts. Consider a scenario requiring...
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On deformable object handling: multi-tool end-effector for robotized manipulation and layup of fabrics and composites
Over the past decades, robotic automation has expanded in numerous industrial sectors; however, manufacturing operations involving the manipulation...
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Manual Material Handling Assessments Towards the Working Comfort in an Automotive Manufacturing Company
Musculoskeletal disorders remain one of the most prevalent occupational injuries in the manufacturing sector. This study was performed to determine...
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Back-Support Exoskeleton Control Using User’s Torso Acceleration and Velocity to Assist Manual Material Handling
This work analyzes the use of users’ dynamics to define the assistance of a back-support exoskeleton for assisting manual material handling....
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Development of a Survey Instrument for Measuring Workers Satisfaction on Usability of Manual Handling Equipments at the Warehouse: A Pilot Study
Scientific evidence show that manual handling devices are one of the effectives controls that can lower the physical demands of manual material...
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Port Container Bulk Handling Equipment
The use of container transportation for dry bulk cargo is an emerging method of port bulk cargo transportation in recent years, and its process flow...
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Material Handling Principles, Equipment, and System Design
This chapter is divided into three main parts: (1) fundamental principles of materials handling, (2) a wide selection of material handling equipment...
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A Study on Factors Affecting the Manual Material Handling Capacity of Indian Male Construction Workers
Construction is one of the most hazardous industries involving high manual labour where health and safety risks are plentiful. This study focuses on...
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Critical Posture Analysis During the Handling of Water Barrel with and Without Exoskeleton
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) are caused due to non-ergonomic work postures maintained while carrying out physical activities in the work...
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Automatic digitalization and performance assessment of manual assembly processes using a marker-less motion tracking approach
Manual assembly operations are still essential in modern manufacturing industries because of their flexibility and adaptability for mass customized...
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Material Handling Systems and Terms
All material handling system designs require expertise in conducting time, motion, energy, inventory, control, and safety studies for each path of...