Upper extremity exoskeletons in construction, a field-based study
Upper extremity exoskeletons in construction, a field-based study
复制标题
DOI：
10.22260/icra2022/0007
复制
发表时间：
2022-05
期刊：
影响因子：
--
通讯作者：
Sean T. Bennett;P. Adamczyk;Fei Dai;D. Veeramani;Michael F. Wehner;Zhenhua Zhu
中科院分区：
文献类型：
--
作者：
Sean T. Bennett;P. Adamczyk;Fei Dai;D. Veeramani;Michael F. Wehner;Zhenhua Zhu
1摘要-建筑业需要重复的，体力要求高的手工作业，随着时间的推移，可能会造成与工作相关的肌肉骨骼疾病（WMSDs）的严重风险[1]。外骨骼和外装（在本工作中统称为“EXO”）具有保护工人并通过减少劳累和疲劳来提高工人生产力的巨大潜力。尽管有这些潜在的好处，EXO在建筑行业并不常见。我们目前的初步结果，从一个试点研究调查的知识差距和障碍，EXO采用。这项工作的总体目标是对EXO如何改变建筑贸易工作的未来建立基本的理解。所描述的工作重点是行业合作和基于现场的运动学评估的三个科目执行现实世界的建设任务，从钢框架墙删除木块。我们展示了无辅助执行任务的受试者上肢的运动范围，然后穿着两个上肢EXO执行任务。这项工作是一个平行于我们的单独研究（评估下背部EXO的影响，而倾倒垃圾的贡多拉）也提出了在这个研讨会。我们的初步研究结果为理解EXO启用的建筑任务奠定了基础。这将促进EXO的采用，并产生效益，包括但不限于提高建筑行业的生产力，减少WMSD和贸易工人受伤的风险，扩大建筑行业的劳动力参与，以及延长现有贸易工人的职业预期寿命。
1 Abstract — The construction trade requires repetitive, physically demanding manual tasks which can over time pose severe risks for work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) [1]. Exoskeletons and exosuits (collectively called “EXOs” in this work) have substantial potential to protect workers and to increase worker productivity by reducing exertion and fatigue. Despite these potential benefits, EXOs are uncommon in the construction industry. We present preliminary results from a pilot study investigating the knowledge gaps and barriers to EXO adoption. The overall objective of this work is to establish a foundational understanding of how EXOs can transform the future of construction trade work. The described work focuses on industry collaboration and field-based kinematic evaluation of three subjects performing a real-world construction task, removing wooden blocks from a steel-frame wall. We demonstrate the range of motion of the upper extremities of the subjects performing the task unassisted, followed by performing the task wearing two upper-extremity EXOs. This work is a presented in parallel with our separate study (evaluating the effects of a lower back EXO while dumping a gondola of refuse) also presented at this workshop. Our preliminary findings build a foundation of understanding of EXO-enabled construction tasks. This will foster EXO adoption and yield benefits including but not limited to improving the productivity of construction trades, reducing the risks of WMSDs and injuries of trade workers, broadening the workforce participation in construction trades, and extending the career life expectancy of existing trade workers.