Comfort Evaluation of the Range of Motion of Human Upper Limb Joints

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Abstract

To evaluate the discomfort degree of upper limb joint motions, the experiment with external load was carried out based on subjective feeling scale and sEMG signal analysis. Eleven university students participated the experiment. the data of subjective feeling of comfort and the sEMG of the related muscle of shoulder joint (forward extension, rear protraction, adduction, abduction, flex level, stretch level), elbow joint (flexion), wrist joint (palmar flexion, dorsal flexion, and ulnar flexion) and ulnar radial joints (pronation and supination) with 1 kg of loads. Each joint movement was parted into 4 range (25% ROM, 50% ROM, 75% ROM, 100% ROM) to collect the above data. The results showed that the subjective comfort is related to the joint type, joint movement, joint movement angle and other factors. Under the effect of external load, the highest degree of discomfort was horizontal extension of shoulder joint, followed by dorsal flexion of wrist joint; Elbow flexion was the most comfortable, followed by shoulder forward extension and horizontal flexion. The sEmg data could more sensitively reflect the change of human discomfort than subjective sensation, among which IEMG value was a better indicator.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDigital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management. Posture, Motion and Health - 11th International Conference, DHM 2020, Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Proceedings
EditorsVincent G. Duffy
PublisherSpringer
Pages167-177
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9783030499037
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
Event11th International Conference on Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management, DHM 2020, held as part of the 22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2020 - Copenhagen, Denmark
Duration: 19 Jul 202024 Jul 2020

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume12198 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference11th International Conference on Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management, DHM 2020, held as part of the 22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2020
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityCopenhagen
Period19/07/2024/07/20

Keywords

  • Comfort
  • EMG
  • Ergonomics
  • External load
  • Range of Motion (ROM)
  • Upper limb joint

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