Title :
Measuring back muscle activity in the workplace
Author :
Bonney, Rosemary ; Tranowski, Jim ; Weisman, Gerald
Author_Institution :
Vermont Rehabilitation Eng. Center, Burlington, VT, USA
Abstract :
An integrated hardware/software package has been developed to measure back muscle activity in the workplace. It is a portable system that can be worn without affecting normal daily activities. The data collected in the field can be represented by a graphical output. The method can provide an objective statement about wearer´s back muscle activity
Keywords :
biological techniques and instruments; biology computing; computerised instrumentation; muscle; back muscle activity measurement; graphical output; integrated hardware/software package; normal daily activities; workplace; Data analysis; Electrodes; Electromyography; Employment; Frequency; Hardware; Muscles; Signal processing; Software measurement; Software packages;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 1991., Proceedings of the 1991 IEEE Seventeenth Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Hartford, CT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0030-0
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.1991.154624
