Title :
Developing reliable hand-arm models for reducing vibration exposure levels
Author :
Lache, S. ; Luculescu, M.C.
Author_Institution :
Transilvania Univ. of Brasov, Brasov
Abstract :
Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) represents one of the professional diseases with serious impact on different working categories: forestry workers, farmers, workers in mining industry, machine building industry, constructions, dental technicians. In order to prevent its incidence, research is carried on for developing advanced systems for reducing vibration influence on the human body. Modelling, simulation and testing of hand-arm system are not straightforward, since it represents a complex system with physical and mechanical characteristics depending on several factors. This paper presents the studies performed for developing reliable hand-arm models, further used for analysis in the view of reducing the vibration exposure levels.
Keywords :
biomechanics; medical control systems; occupational health; vibration control; constructions workers; dental technicians; farmers; forestry workers; hand-arm vibration syndrome; machine building industry; mining industry workers; professional diseases; reliable hand-arm models; vibration exposure levels; Biological system modeling; Buildings; Construction industry; Dentistry; Diseases; Forestry; Humans; Mining industry; System testing; Vibrations;
Conference_Titel :
Automation, Quality and Testing, Robotics, 2008. AQTR 2008. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cluj-Napoca
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2576-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2577-8
DOI :
10.1109/AQTR.2008.4588728