Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology,
Kottayam, Kerala
India
Review Article
Review of Recent Developments in Ergonomic Design and Digital Human Models
Author(s): Rajesh Raghunathan and Srinath RRajesh Raghunathan and Srinath R
Background: Ergonomic interventions and ergonomic redesign are researched upon today in the realms of 'Prevention through Design' towards addressing the occupational health and safety concerns of the industry. Objective: To review the developments over the past ten years relating to computer aided ergonomic design, and propose an ergonomic intervention framework for manufacturing systems. Methods: The literature was selected from ergonomics journals indexed in the SCOPUS bibliographic database, by filtering abstracts and titles using select words such as 'ergonomic design', 'ergonomic evaluation', 'ergonomic intervention', 'virtual reality' and 'digital human model'. Results: The three areas reviewed include: Ergonomic interventions and Ergonomic Design, Ergonomic analysis and tools, and Digital human model (DHM) and Virtual Ergonomics. .. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2169-0316.1000186
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