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  • 1School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.

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Researchers developed a new method using facial videos and wearable sensors to detect worker force exertion levels, aiding in the prevention of musculoskeletal injuries. This non-intrusive approach accurately estimates exertion, offering a practical solution for workplace safety assessments.

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Area of Science:

  • Ergonomics and Occupational Health
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Computer Vision

Background:

  • Musculoskeletal injuries are often caused by high or repetitive force exertions in the workplace.
  • Current methods for measuring worker force exertion are often intrusive, subjective, or interfere with work tasks.
  • Objective and non-intrusive methods are needed to accurately assess force exertion levels in diverse work environments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate computer vision techniques for detecting isometric grip force exertions.
  • To utilize facial videos and wearable photoplethysmogram (PPG) data for non-intrusive force exertion measurement.
  • To provide a practical and less subjective method for assessing worker force exertion levels.

Main Methods:

  • Developed novel features from facial videos and PPG signals to predict force exertion.
  • Recruited 18 participants (19-24 years) to perform isometric grip exertions at varying levels of maximum voluntary contraction (MVC).
  • Employed a Deep Neural Network (DNN) classifier to categorize exertions into two (High/Low) and three (0%MVC/50%MVC/100%MVC) levels.

Main Results:

  • The DNN classifier achieved 96% accuracy for two-level classification and 87% accuracy for three-level classification.
  • The approach demonstrated robustness in leave-one-subject-out cross-validation (86% accuracy).
  • The method was also robust to noise, achieving 89% accuracy when classifying talking as low force exertion.

Conclusions:

  • Computer vision combined with PPG offers a promising, non-intrusive method for estimating worker force exertion.
  • This technique can potentially be applied across various workplaces to improve the assessment of musculoskeletal disorder risk factors.
  • The developed approach provides a less distracting and more practical tool for practitioners focused on workplace safety.