User Experience Survey of Innovative Softwares in Evaluation of Industrial-Related Ergonomic Hazards: A Focus on 3D Motion Capture Assessment

This paper aims to present user experience survey results of innovative software assessment technologies available in the market aimed in evaluating risks of industrial-related ergonomic hazards. The scope covers industrial ergonomics softwares currently available for purchase where time-limited free trial is offered, particularly those that utilize 3D Motion Capture Assessment which relies on kinematic inputs aided by non-invasive computer technology and artificial intelligence, and makes use of pre-determined weightings based on biomechanical risk factors. In light of the inclusion criterion, six industrial ergonomics softwares were considered. User field trials were conducted during January to September 2020 among 10 Occupational Health Subject Matter Experts (OH SME) coming from seven oil and gas Group Companies. Each OH SME attended a product demonstration by the shortlisted software vendor, participated in software trial at their respective workplaces, and provided feedback on the software's usability by filling out a survey questionnaire. OH SME responses were then collected for further qualitative analyses. Three of the eligible softwares relied on photo snapshot capturing work activity where subsequent analysis is done through competent professional judgment of qualitative risk. Another three were dependent on 3D Motion Capture Assessment where upper and lower limb motions of employees are digitally captured, recorded, and analyzed. Two of the softwares utilized sensors attached to different parts of employee's body, while one relied on Android/Smartphone snapshot of work activity and analyzed by the software's algorithm. Analyses of OH SME feedback revealed majority of them (n = 7) preferred using 3D Motion Capture Assessment over professional judgment of qualitative risk as an effective tool in evaluation of industrial work-related ergonomic risks. 3D Motion Capture Assessment provided accurate measurements of employee joint postures and postural angles. The tool ensured consistency in risk scoring for a particular industrial-related work activity as the calculation is standardized. The tool's algorithm is aligned with globally accepted assessment tools in evaluating ergonomic risks which enhances its validity. OH SMEs have expressed concerns on use of Android/Smartphone in Critical Infrastructure and Coastal Protection Authority facilities, training time needed in learning the software, and repetitive use of motion sensors among different employees which may lead to personal hygiene issues. 3D Motion Capture Assessment is a novel ergonomics software tool that can be used in real-time and accurate evaluation of ergonomic risks arising from industrial work-related activities. It can replace observational assessment of a work activity that may be prone to professional judgment errors. However, more validation and reliability studies need to be done in future as well as determining association between ergonomics risk scores obtained from the software and prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders.

Defining Human Factor and Ergonomic and its related issues in Malaysia Pineapple Plantations

Human factor and ergonomic has been a standardized as synonymous for a long time and has great potential to contribute in designing all kinds of systems with people. However, some opinions draw precisely distinctions among these terms. Numerous studies have been conducted in their attempt to understand the concept of human factor and ergonomic. The meaning of each term must be clearly understood before using them in any research to understand how human beings interact with surroundings. So, this paper seeks to review the definition of human factor and ergonomic. English articles and books dated as far 1970 were compiled from Taylor and Francis Online, Google Scholar and Science Direct. The keywords used in the selection of the articles are human factors, human factors engineering, ergonomics, industrial ergonomics, reviews, definition, difference and risk factors. A risk model related to each term is also provided to have more understanding towards it. Based on the finding of the literature review of human factor and ergonomic issue in pineapple plantation were explore and are categorized accordingly.

The100 most cited papers in industrial design: a bibliometric analysis

This paper highlights the underlying factors that define the success of industrial design literature, which can be measured through citation characteristics. In this regard, the study aims to identify and analyse the characteristics of top-cited papers published in the Web of Science under the topic of industrial design from 1980 to 2014. The results showed that the top five papers received 896 citations, which were published between 2002 to 2006, and obtained 278 )31.02%) citations. The top five keywords were extracted from the abstracts of top-cited papers. In addition, the names of the top journals were Design Studies, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, and International Journal of Design. Industrial design is proposed as a new Web of Science category.

Um olhar na aplicação e remediação do design da informação | A look at the application and remediation information design

O primeiro número do periódico InfoDesign de 2016 aborda os problemas relativos à remediação, processo definido por Bolter e Grusin como “a representação de um meio em outro” (1999, pp. 46, NT).Assim, a questão da narrativa na animação no contexto educacional é o enfoque do artigo de Alves, Battaiola e Cezarotto sobre a “Representação gráfica para a inserção de elementos da narrativa na animação educacional”. A importância da narrativa na experiência do usuário tem sido abordada pela comunidade científica por estar associada à forma de como lembramos de uma experiência, ou como trocamos informações (Grimaldi, Fokkinga, Ocnarescu, 2013) e para esse autores tem o intuito de motivar e envolver o aprendiz no processo de aprendizagem.Ainda com o foco na remediação, Fensterseifer, Krening, Teixeira, da Silva, e da Silva discutem as “Histórias em quadrinhos no contexto dos dispositivos móveis: aspectos teóricos e análise de usabilidade”. Os autores analisam como recursos hipermidiáticos são incorporados à linguagem tradicional e chamam por um equilíbrio entre a usabilidade e a imersão na narrativa. Esse equilíbrio corresponde à segunda definição de remediação por Bolter e Grusin, ou seja, à dinâmica entre imersão e hipermidiatismo (Bolter Grusin, 1999).Outro tema que emerge nesse número é o levantamento, na literatura, da utilização de recursos e dos uso de termos do design.O primeiro levantamento, reportado no artigo “Projeto Centrado no Ser Humano: um panorama bibliométrico com base na Science Direct,” buscou mapear a amplitude de aplicação do tema “projeto centrado no ser humano” em base de dados. Os autores Garcia, Merino, Domenech, Merino e Pinto afirmam que não existe um autor consolidado nessa área, e que o maior repertório de artigos sobre o tema encontra-se nos periódicos International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics e Applied Ergonomics.Continuando com o levantamento sobre a utilização de recursos de design, o uso da representação gráfica da informação empregada pela comunidade científica é abordado em dois artigos.Em “Análise das Representações Gráficas da Teoria da Atividade em Periódicos Internacionais” Mazzarotto, Ulbricht e Spinillo propõem uma representação gráfica adequada e condizente com os aspectos conceituais para a teoria da atividade.Já Smythe Jr., Prado e Smythe conduzem uma “Análise de formas de representação gráfica dos requisitos projetuais utilizadas no processo de Design de produtos assistivos”. A avaliação trouxe como resultado a baixa utilização de símbolos gráficos nas representações de processos levantadas.Ainda com enfoque na acessibilidade, mas agora em busca de ampliar o acesso à informação, os autores Mezzaroba, Almeida, Ulbricht, Vanzin, e Fadel avaliam a “Acessibilidade em Portais de Governo Eletrônico do Poder Judiciário”. Os resultados apontam deficiências, seja por dificuldade técnica ou não cumprimento de diretrizes do eMag e da literatura.A cada número publicado verificamos a forte tendência da pesquisa sobre o design da informação digital. Consideramos que os estudos do design digital sobre a formação e consolidação da sua linguagem se dará pela contribuição de muitos ao longo de alguns anos. Assim, esperamos que a leitura sobre os temas aqui abordados inspirem novas contribuições.Boa leitura!Luciane Maria FadelCo-editora ReferênciasBolter, J. D., Grusin, R. (1999). Immediacy, Hypermediacy and Remediation. In J. D. Bolter, R. Grusin, Remediation (pp. 20-50). Cambridge: MIT Press.Grimaldi, S., Fokkinga, S., Ocnarescu, J. (2013). Narratives in Design: Studies of the Types, Appilications and Functions of Narratives in Design Practices. DPPI 2013 - Praxis and Poetics (pp. 201-210). Newcastle upon Tyne: ACM.

Projeto Centrado no Ser Humano: um panorâma bibliométrico | Human Centred Design: a bibliometric overview based on Science Direct com base na Science Direct

Este artigo tem como objetivo realizar uma revisão bibliométrica na Science Direct para criação de um panorama sobre o tema Projeto Centrado no Ser Humano, com o intuito de identificar os autores, as revistas e as palavras-chave mais significativas, bem como o termo mais recorrente para designação do assunto, para facilitar a busca de artigos. A metodologia utilizada consiste na aplicação das três leis bibliométricas clássicas: Lei do Quadrado Inverso de Lotka, Lei da Dispersão do Conhecimento de Bradford e, Lei da Distribuição e Frequência das Palavras em um Texto de Zipf. Os resultados apontam para o fato do tema não ser constituído como uma linha principal tanto na área do Design quanto nas áreas afins e não apresenta, com base na Science Direct, um autor referência. As revistas que concentram maior repertório de artigos sobre o tema são o International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics e a Applied Ergonomics.AbstractThis article aims to realize a bibliometric review on Science Direct to create a outlook about Human Centred Design in order to identify the most significant authors, journals and key-words as well as the most recurrent denomination about the subject. The method employed consist of application of three classical bibliometric laws: the Inverse Square Law of Lotka; the Bradford’s Law of Scattering and; The frequency law of words in a text of Zipf. The results indicate that the subject is not a main subject of Design and related areas and does not have a main author based on Science Direct. The journals covered with more articles about the subject are the International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics and the Applied Ergonomics.

APPLICATION OF VISUAL COMPUTER SIMULATION IN INDUSTRIAL ERGONOMICS

Pekerja industri adalah lebih mudah untuk terdedahkan kepada ketidakselesaan dan kesakitan semasa kerja. Faktor-faktor risiko pekerjaan merupakan faktor terbesar kepada masalah-masalah kesihatan dan ia boleh didapati di mana-mana industri. Di negara perindustrian, anggota badan bahagian atas lebih terdedah kepada gangguan musculoskeletal. WMSDs merupakan gejala di mana pekerja akan mengalami kesakitan dan ketidakselesaan di leher, kawasan bahu, belakang, siku, tangan, badan dan lutut, dan juga pada sendi yang sakit, keletihan dan cedera. Namun terdapat kekurangan kajian dalam bidang ini yang memberi tumpuan dan pendedahan tentang kepentingan implikasi reka bentuk kepada manusia. Tambahan pula, terdapat juga kekurangan penyelidikan dalam bidang ini untuk merangkumi masalah yang berkaitan ergonomik kepada manusia dengan menggunakan simulasi komputer. Kertas kerja ini membentangkan trend terkini mengenai penggunaan simulasi komputer visual dalam mendedahkan ketidakselesaan selain gangguan yang dialami oleh pengguna kerana reka bentuk yang tidak ergonomik di tempat kerja atau penggunaan produk mereka. Tiga kajian kes telah dijalankan ke atas penggunaan jenis perisian yang berbeza dalam bidang ergonomik iaitu CATIA-RULA, OWAS dan Pemetaan Tekanan FSA4.0. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan trend WMSDs di kalangan pengguna adalah membimbangkan dan secara dramatik penting untuk keselesaan pengguna.