Sensing Construction Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs)
Sensing Construction Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs)
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感知建筑工作相关的肌肉骨骼疾病 (WMSD)
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2011
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C. Haas
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Abdullatif Alwasel;Karim El;E. Abdel;C. Haas
许多发达国家的建筑工人的平均年龄正在增加，但建筑工人通常在60岁之前退休。原因之一是他们的身体因为工作的性质而疲惫不堪。因此，鉴于大多数发达国家人口老龄化的趋势，如果我们希望避免经济和社会危机，我们就面临着减少他们的身体压力和增加他们的生产性工作生活的挑战。特别是，美国劳工部最近的统计数据显示，2008年工人中6.9%的与工作有关的肌肉骨骼疾病（WMSDs）影响了肩部;电工，木匠和相关建筑工艺的这一比例更大。我们的行业和社会的成本是巨大的，这是不必要的。减少某些类型的运动和改善姿势可以降低肩部WMSD的发生率并延长工作寿命。这可以通过机器人技术、工作重新设计和工作监控的组合来完成。本文提供了支持问题范围的统计背景和经济分析，介绍了肩关节运动的运动学背景，并解释了肩关节损伤的生物力学和原因。然后，提出了一个简单的，低成本的，传感解决方案，自动监测不良的运动和运动模式的原型的初步结果。预计这可以广泛实施，以帮助减少建筑工作相关的肌肉骨骼疾病（WMSDs）。
Much of the developed world’s construction workforce is increasing in average age, and yet construction workers typically retire well before they reach the age of sixty. One reason is that their bodies are worn out because of the nature of the work. We therefore face the challenge of both reducing their physical stress and increasing their productive work life, if we wish to avert an economic and social crunch given the demographic trends towards an aging population in most developed countries. In particular, recent statistics from the U.S Department of labor show that 6.9% of all Workrelated Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) among workers in 2008 affected shoulders; this percentage becomes much larger for electricians, carpenters, and related construction crafts. The cost to our industry and to society is huge, and it is unnecessary. Reduction of certain types of movements and improvements in posture can result in reduced rates of shoulder WMSDs and in extended work lives. This can be done with a combination of robotics, work re-design, and work monitoring. This paper provides the statistical background and economic analysis that supports the scope of the problem, presents background on the kinematics of shoulder movement, and explains the biomechanics and causes of shoulder injuries. Then, preliminary results are presented for a prototype of a simple, low-cost, sensing solution for automatically monitoring undesirable movements and patterns of motion. It is expected that this could be broadly implemented to help reduce Construction Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs).