Simulation-based evaluation of upper limb postures across range of motion through muscle activity and energy expenditure

Ergonomics assessments is an indexing approach to human work activities embrace postures, load and repetitions. There are studies on ergonomics assessments comparison which have criticized the agreement among the outputs of the assessment. This research rises from an investigation by Fountain L.J. i...

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主要作者:	Abd Aziz, Azizul Rahman
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語言:	English
出版:	2019
主題:	Human engineering - Case studies Arm
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spelling	my-upm-ir.841692020-11-11T00:19:50Z Simulation-based evaluation of upper limb postures across range of motion through muscle activity and energy expenditure 2019-06 Abd Aziz, Azizul Rahman Ergonomics assessments is an indexing approach to human work activities embrace postures, load and repetitions. There are studies on ergonomics assessments comparison which have criticized the agreement among the outputs of the assessment. This research rises from an investigation by Fountain L.J. in 2003 regarding testing on 3 different postures scored by Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) on muscles activity and claimed that it was insignificant difference between measured electromyography with RULA scores. The objective of this research is to evaluate muscles activity and energy expenditure across postures deflection differences with Malaysian male anthropometry subject concerned. This evaluation covers upper limb postures as stated by RULA section A. The research was initiated with a verification study on three different elbow flexion posture angles with different scores by RULA on the prime mover muscles activity and total energy expenditure. The result has identified that variables changes existence between different postures tested and has permit for advance detail simulation using Universiti Putra Malaysia AnyBody Modelling System (AMS) software with more angles precision within the postures range of motion. The simulation outputs concerned were the specific postures prime mover muscles activity, maximum muscles activity and potential energy. The prime mover muscles simulation result has shown the co-contraction rhythm between the agonist and antagonist muscles. Maximum muscles activity represents the maximum muscles stress and potential energy expenditure as the fatigue tendency of specific posture. Both outputs were analyzed about the statistical significance using the P-value with 0.05 cut-off. Only the potential energy expenditure variable gives a P-value lower than 0.05 for all postures tested. The relationship model between the potential energy and the angle deflected has been developed to differentiate specific postures angles fatigue tendency. Both variables output value also deviated into low, medium and high magnitudes within the range. These results have enlightened the postures risk index by kinesiology magnitude reference with scores by RULA. Besides that, maximum muscles activity is more applicable for postures stress measurement compared to prime mover muscles activity which only measures the stress on specific muscles. Human engineering - Case studies Arm 2019-06 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/84169/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/84169/1/FK%202019%20124%20-%20IR.pdf text en public doctoral Universiti Putra Malaysia Human engineering - Case studies Arm Ahmad, Siti Azfanizam
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language	English
advisor	Ahmad, Siti Azfanizam
topic	Human engineering - Case studies Arm
spellingShingle	Human engineering - Case studies Arm Abd Aziz, Azizul Rahman Simulation-based evaluation of upper limb postures across range of motion through muscle activity and energy expenditure
description	Ergonomics assessments is an indexing approach to human work activities embrace postures, load and repetitions. There are studies on ergonomics assessments comparison which have criticized the agreement among the outputs of the assessment. This research rises from an investigation by Fountain L.J. in 2003 regarding testing on 3 different postures scored by Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) on muscles activity and claimed that it was insignificant difference between measured electromyography with RULA scores. The objective of this research is to evaluate muscles activity and energy expenditure across postures deflection differences with Malaysian male anthropometry subject concerned. This evaluation covers upper limb postures as stated by RULA section A. The research was initiated with a verification study on three different elbow flexion posture angles with different scores by RULA on the prime mover muscles activity and total energy expenditure. The result has identified that variables changes existence between different postures tested and has permit for advance detail simulation using Universiti Putra Malaysia AnyBody Modelling System (AMS) software with more angles precision within the postures range of motion. The simulation outputs concerned were the specific postures prime mover muscles activity, maximum muscles activity and potential energy. The prime mover muscles simulation result has shown the co-contraction rhythm between the agonist and antagonist muscles. Maximum muscles activity represents the maximum muscles stress and potential energy expenditure as the fatigue tendency of specific posture. Both outputs were analyzed about the statistical significance using the P-value with 0.05 cut-off. Only the potential energy expenditure variable gives a P-value lower than 0.05 for all postures tested. The relationship model between the potential energy and the angle deflected has been developed to differentiate specific postures angles fatigue tendency. Both variables output value also deviated into low, medium and high magnitudes within the range. These results have enlightened the postures risk index by kinesiology magnitude reference with scores by RULA. Besides that, maximum muscles activity is more applicable for postures stress measurement compared to prime mover muscles activity which only measures the stress on specific muscles.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Doctorate
author	Abd Aziz, Azizul Rahman
author_facet	Abd Aziz, Azizul Rahman
author_sort	Abd Aziz, Azizul Rahman
title	Simulation-based evaluation of upper limb postures across range of motion through muscle activity and energy expenditure
title_short	Simulation-based evaluation of upper limb postures across range of motion through muscle activity and energy expenditure
title_full	Simulation-based evaluation of upper limb postures across range of motion through muscle activity and energy expenditure
title_fullStr	Simulation-based evaluation of upper limb postures across range of motion through muscle activity and energy expenditure
title_full_unstemmed	Simulation-based evaluation of upper limb postures across range of motion through muscle activity and energy expenditure
title_sort	simulation-based evaluation of upper limb postures across range of motion through muscle activity and energy expenditure
granting_institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate	2019
url	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/84169/1/FK%202019%20124%20-%20IR.pdf
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Simulation-based evaluation of upper limb postures across range of motion through muscle activity and energy expenditure

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