This content is not included in
your SAE MOBILUS subscription, or you are not logged in.
A Framework for Modeling and Analysis of Human Repetitive Operations in a Production/assembly Line
Technical Paper
2007-01-2500
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
Annotation ability available
Sector:
Language:
English
Abstract
Repetitive movements have been found to affect assembly operations in many ways such as increasing the risk of injuries, increasing the cost of production, and reduction in the quality of products. This has been a big problem for industries. The method adopted by these studies seems to pose more injuries to workers as workers need to perform a task to the extreme level of pain to determine if repetitive injuries will occur or not. The method of modeling and simulation of human operations is a valid technique that is effective, but could be complex. Some of the modeling and simulation software packages make use of such guidelines as NIOSH, Snook and Ciriello, RULA, REBA, and Biomechanics single action analysis. However, various applications of these tools in actual ergonomic studies tend to be very time consuming and trivial due to the lack of a valid framework to guide the process. The objective of this paper is to present a detailed sequence of steps for injury analysis given an existing case study. T his framework can be used in conjunction with Delmia V5 software package to optimize various human operations given an existing assembly line.
Authors
Topic
Citation
Emodi, C., Zhang, W., Lang, S., and Bi, Z., "A Framework for Modeling and Analysis of Human Repetitive Operations in a Production/assembly Line," SAE Technical Paper 2007-01-2500, 2007, https://doi.org/10.4271/2007-01-2500.Also In
References
- Christmansson, M. Falck A. Amprazis J. Forsman M. Rasmusson L. Kadefors R. 2000 Modified method-time measurements for ergonomic planning of production systems in the manufacturing industry International Journal of Prod. Res. 38 17 4051 4059
- Delmia V5 User Manual Delmia Incorporation Michigan, USA
- Dukic, T. Ronnang M. Ortengren R. Christmansson M. Davidsson A. 2002 Virtual Evaluation of Human Factors for Assembly line Work: A Case Study in an Automotive Industry 129 150
- Ergowatch 2001 http://www.escs.uwaterloo.ca/spineload.html 30 12 06
- Hsieh, S. Hybrid analytic and simulation models for assembly line design and production planning Simulation Modeling Practice and Theory 10 87 108 2002
- Lingen, P. Rhijn, G. Looze, M. Vink, P. Koningsveld, E. Tuinzaad, G. Leskinen, T. ERGOtool for the integral improvement of ergonomics and process flow in assembly International Journal of Prod. Res. 40 15 3973 3980 2002
- Liu, Y. Zhang X. Chaffin D. 1997 Perception and visualization of human posture information for computer-aided ergonomic analysis Ergonomics 40 8 818 833
- Sundin, A. Christmansson M. Ortengren R. 2000 Use of computer manikin in participatory design of assembly workstations Dukic, T. Ronnang M. Ortengren R. Christmansson M. Davidsson A. 2002 Virtual Evaluation of Human Factors for Assembly line Work: A Case Study in an Automotive Industry 129 150
- WCB Traumatic Psychological Injury. Fact Sheet for Workers http://www.wcb.ab.ca/pdfs/tpipatientfactsheet.pdf 21 July 2006