Title :
Experiments in ergonomic robot-guided manipulation
Author :
Sorensen, Andrew ; Liu, Caizhen ; Kim, Songho M. ; Lynch, Kevin M. ; Peshkin, Michael A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
Repetitive manual materials handling of heavy loads is common in assembly and is a common cause of low back disorders. The manual manipulation of a heavy load may be made more comfortable by constraining the load to move along a guide. The frictionless guide directs the motion of the load to the goal configuration as the human operator provides forces in directions that are comfortable. We present our first experimental results in guided manipulation with the purpose of understanding motions and forces that are comfortable for human operators
Keywords :
assembling; ergonomics; manipulators; materials handling; motion control; assembly; ergonomics; experimental results; frictionless guide; heavy loads; human operator; low back disorders; materials handling; motion control; robot-guided manipulation; Assembly systems; Ergonomics; Humans; Intelligent robots; Intelligent systems; Laboratories; Mechanical engineering; Mechanical systems; Rails; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2000. (IROS 2000). Proceedings. 2000 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Takamatsu
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6348-5
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.2000.894622
