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Development of a method of workload estimation for sequential manual tasks consisting multiple tasks with various level of physical workload

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K01247
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Social systems engineering/Safety system
Research InstitutionTokyo Metropolitan University

Principal Investigator

SEO Akihiko  首都大学東京, システムデザイン研究科, 教授 (80206606)

Research Collaborator SAKAGUCHI Maki  
Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Keywords人間工学 / 作業姿勢 / 反復作業 / 反復動作 / ヒューマセンタード生産 / 人間生活環境
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we developed a system to evaluate the work-load of multiple sequential tasks using a digital human and muscle fatigue model. Several experiments of material handlings with various levels of physical workload were carried out to clarify the effect of the order of the sequential tasks. To establish a theoretical model and evaluating procedures, the muscle fatigue model was applied. The model assumes that the muscle motor unit consists of resting, activated, and fatigued components. A temporal smoothed value of the active component ratio to the non-fatigued component was used to estimate workload. A system was developed using this model to evaluate workload of any combination of sequential tasks of the single manual handling task. We found that the estimated workload using the simulation and the subjective scores showed a similar pattern with the load of the sequential tasks and repetitions.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

仕事の実施順序をどのように決めるべきかという課題は、仕事だけでなく生活面でも多くみられる。それを設計する根拠となる推定法を提案したことが、本研究の学術的意義である。また、推定法をデジタルヒューマンに組み込んで任意の作業を仮想的に組んで順序効果をテストできるシステムとしたことは、この研究成果の手軽な利用を推進する効果があり、社会的に有益であると思われる。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (9 results)

All 2019 2018 2017 2016

All Presentation (9 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results)

  • [Presentation] 複数の反復作業の実施順序が身体負担に与える影響2019

    • Author(s)
      矢治美穂, 平内和樹, 倉元昭季, 瀬尾明彦
    • Organizer
      日本人間工学会第60回大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Workload estimation system of sequential manual tasks by using muscle fatigue model2018

    • Author(s)
      Akihiko Seo, Maki Sakaguchi, Kazuki Hiranai, Atsushi Sugama, Takanori Chihara
    • Organizer
      20th Trienial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Evaluation of neck motion due to change in working velocity based on feature extraction with motion division2018

    • Author(s)
      Kazuki Hiranai, Atsushi Sugama, Takanori Chihara, Akihiko Seo
    • Organizer
      20th Trienial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 筋疲労モデルによる反復動作評価のシミュレーション2017

    • Author(s)
      瀬尾明彦,坂口万喜,茅原崇徳
    • Organizer
      日本人間工学会第57回大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 製品や生産システムの設計段階で利用する身体負担の可視化2017

    • Author(s)
      瀬尾明彦, 坂口万喜, 村井啓太
    • Organizer
      日本産業衛生学会 第18回作業関連性運動器障害研究会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 筋疲労モデルを用いた負荷の異なる複数作業の人間工学的評価2017

    • Author(s)
      坂口万喜,瀬尾明彦
    • Organizer
      日本人間工学会関東支部 第47回大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 反復荷物持ち上げ動作評価への筋疲労モデルの適用2016

    • Author(s)
      瀬尾明彦,坂口万喜,野沢朱那,茅原崇徳
    • Organizer
      日本人間工学会関東支部 第46回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      高崎経済大学(群馬県高崎市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-12-03
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 関節モーメントと関節角に関連する要因を考慮した作業姿勢評価法2016

    • Author(s)
      瀬尾明彦, 茅原崇徳
    • Organizer
      日本人間工学会第57回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      三重県立看護大学(三重県津市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-25
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 数作業の実施順序が腰部負担に与える影響2016

    • Author(s)
      坂口万喜,瀬尾 明彦
    • Organizer
      日本経営工学会平成28年度春季研究大会
    • Place of Presentation
      早稲田大学 西早稲田キャンパス(東京都新宿区)
    • Year and Date
      2016-05-28
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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