Back loading estimation during team handling: Is the use of only motion data sufficient?

ABSTRACT: Analyzing back loading during team manual handling tasks requires the measurement of external contacts and is thus limited to standardized tasks. This paper evaluates the possibility of estimating L5/S1 joint moments based solely on motion data. Ten subjects constituted five two-person teams and handling tasks were analyzed with four different box configurations. Three prediction methods for estimating L5/S1 joint moments were evaluated by comparing them to a gold standard using force platforms: one used only motion data, another used motion data and the traction/compression force applied to the box and one used motion data and the ground reaction forces of one team member. The three prediction methods were based on a contact model with an optimization-based method. Using only motion data

SUBMITTER: Muller A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7755210 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature