[HTML][HTML] Assembly line balancing: What happened in the last fifteen years?

N Boysen, P Schulze, A Scholl - European Journal of Operational Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Ever since the times of Henry Ford up to today's industry 4.0 era, flow-oriented assembly
processes, where an assembly line conveys the workpieces from workstation to workstation …

Occupational exoskeletons: A roadmap toward large-scale adoption. Methodology and challenges of bringing exoskeletons to workplaces

S Crea, P Beckerle, M De Looze, K De Pauw… - Wearable …, 2021 - cambridge.org
The large-scale adoption of occupational exoskeletons (OEs) will only happen if clear
evidence of effectiveness of the devices is available. Performing product-specific field …

[PDF][PDF] The opportunities and challenges of SME manufacturing automation: safety and ergonomics in human–robot collaboration

L Gualtieri, I Palomba, EJ Wehrle… - Industry 4.0 for SMEs …, 2020 - library.oapen.org
This chapter introduces and discusses the main potential and challenges of manufacturing
automation in small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through safety and ergonomics …

Using physics-based digital twins and extended reality for the safety and ergonomics evaluation of cobotic workstations

V Weistroffer, F Keith, A Bisiaux, C Andriot… - Frontiers in Virtual …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cobotic workstations in industrial plants involve a new kind of collaborative robots that can
interact with operators. These cobots enable more flexibility and they can reduce the cycle …

Human-oriented maintenance and disassembly in sustainable manufacturing

CY Siew, MML Chang, SK Ong, AYC Nee - Computers & Industrial …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper aims to enhance human involvement in equipment maintenance and product
disassembly, which are essential in product end-of-life (EOL) planning and achieving …

Ergonomics simulation in aircraft manufacturing–methods and potentials

F BEUß, J Sender, W Flügge - Procedia CIRP, 2019 - Elsevier
In aircraft manufacturing, despite automation, there is a high proportion of manual activities.
Especially in the final assembly of the aircraft, the employees perform various tasks in …

Passive shoulder occupational exoskeleton reduces shoulder muscle coactivation in repetitive arm movements

L Grazi, E Trigili, M Fiore, F Giovacchini, AM Sabatini… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Humans naturally employ muscle coactivation to facilitate a broad range of movements,
enhancing joint stability and movement accuracy. However, excessive muscle coactivation …

Considering individual abilities and age-related changes in digital production planning—human-centered design of industrial work tasks with ema software

M Spitzhirn, S Ullmann, L Fritzsche - Zeitschrift für Arbeitswissenschaft, 2022 - Springer
The demographic change and an increasing number of older and performance-restricted
employees is a challenge for the industry. A prospective and corrective workplace design …

[PDF][PDF] Review of recent developments in ergonomic design and digital human models

R Rajesh, R Srinath - Ind Eng Manage, 2016 - researchgate.net
Background: Ergonomic interventions and ergonomic redesign are researched upon today
in the realms of'Prevention through Design'towards addressing the occupational health and …

Applicability evaluation of kinect for EAWS ergonomic assessments

M Otto, E Lampen, F Auris, F Gaisbauer, E Rukzio - Procedia CIRP, 2019 - Elsevier
With the availability of low cost, markerless motion capture systems, in manufacturing
industry more and more companies apply this technology for ergonomics assessments …