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Human Centered Assistance Applications for the working environment of the future

Human Centered Assistance Applications for the working environment of the future BACKGROUND: Social, technological, and legal changes imply new solutions to support the human worker in the industrial environment of the future.OBJECTIVE: Optimizing working conditions by adapting collaborative assistance systems in terms of human acceptance and well-being. The Institute of Ergonomics at the Technische Universität München (TUM) follows this approach with three novel technical solutions: Exoskeletons (Lifting Aid), collaborative robots (Cobot), and orthosis (Assembly Glove).METHODS: Fundamental scientific knowledge in cognition, anthropometrics, biomechanics, and physiology provide the basis for user-oriented designs and investigations via respiratory analysis, motion tracking, force measuring, and simulation.CONCLUSIONS: The human, with its abilities, flexibility, and knowledge, will still be the key success factor in future working environments. Hence holistic approaches that support the human in a complementary way to raise overall performance have to be evolved to handle upcoming challenges like demographic change, a diverse workforce, and high stress jobs. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Occupational Ergonomics SAGE

Human Centered Assistance Applications for the working environment of the future

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SAGE
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© 2015 SAGE Publications
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1359-9364
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1875-9092
DOI
10.3233/oer-150226
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Social, technological, and legal changes imply new solutions to support the human worker in the industrial environment of the future.OBJECTIVE: Optimizing working conditions by adapting collaborative assistance systems in terms of human acceptance and well-being. The Institute of Ergonomics at the Technische Universität München (TUM) follows this approach with three novel technical solutions: Exoskeletons (Lifting Aid), collaborative robots (Cobot), and orthosis (Assembly Glove).METHODS: Fundamental scientific knowledge in cognition, anthropometrics, biomechanics, and physiology provide the basis for user-oriented designs and investigations via respiratory analysis, motion tracking, force measuring, and simulation.CONCLUSIONS: The human, with its abilities, flexibility, and knowledge, will still be the key success factor in future working environments. Hence holistic approaches that support the human in a complementary way to raise overall performance have to be evolved to handle upcoming challenges like demographic change, a diverse workforce, and high stress jobs.

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Occupational Ergonomics – SAGE

Published: Sep 1, 2015

Keywords: Human Centered Assistance Applications; exoskeleton; collaborative robot; Cobot; orthosis; Human-Robot Interaction; Human-Robot Collaboration; factory of the future

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