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Application of motion capture systems in ergonomic analysis
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Petrosyan, Tigran ; Dunoyan, Arayik ; Mkrtchyan, Hasmik
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Խաչատուր Աբովյանի անվան հայկական պետական մանկավարժական համալսարան
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Ergonomic analysis ; Motion Capture Technology ; Product Development ; Work related injuries
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Currently different methods are used for ergonomic assessment and analysis. This review tries to show how motion capture technology is applied in the process of ergonomic assessment. The goals of the analysis were to identify the most adequate method for objective assessment of ergonomics. The results show that the optical motion tracking systems with special software can be used to perform digital analysis of body motion. These systems do not require long set up time, majority of them are portable and the sensors are available in the market for a low cost. Movements of the working person are captured without special clothes equipped with markers. Though the optical systems could be acceptable in a wide range of tasks, they have certain limitations in ergonomic analysis. The performance of optical systems depends on a number of variables such as lighting, type of movements, distance from the object and environmental artefacts. The performance of existing systems is not yet completely reliable, but the technology is on the path of improving its accuracy. There are also other mechanical and magnetic technologies used for ergonomic analysis. This review shows that ergonomic simulations using the motion capture technology significantly improves the quality of ergonomic analysis.
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Երևան