Dynamic Joint Motions in Occupational Environments as Indicators of Potential Musculoskeletal Injury Risk
Dynamic Joint Motions in Occupational Environments as Indicators of Potential Musculoskeletal Injury Risk
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DOI:
10.1123/jab.2020-0213
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发表时间:
2021-06-01
影响因子:
1.4
通讯作者:
Marras, William S.
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作者:
Dufour, Jonathan S.;Aurand, Alexander M.;Marras, William S.
The objective of this study was to test the feasibility of using a pair of wearable inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensors to accurately capture dynamic joint motion data during simulated occupational conditions. Eleven subjects (5 males and 6 females) performed repetitive neck, low-back, and shoulder motions simulating low- and high-difficulty occupational tasks in a laboratory setting. Kinematics for each of the 3 joints were measured via IMU sensors in addition to a "gold standard" passivemarker optical motion capture system. The IMU accuracy was benchmarked relative to the optical motion capture system, and IMU sensitivity to low- and high-difficulty tasks was evaluated. The accuracy of the IMU sensors was found to be very good on average, but significant positional drift was observed in some trials. In addition, IMU measurements were shown to be sensitive to differences in task difficulty in all 3 joints (P