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The effects of handle height, load's CoG height and load on lifting tasks
1Department of Industrial Management and Information, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC.
Abstract:
The effect of the load's center of gravity (CoG) on manual materials handling tasks received little attention in literature. The motivation of this study was to examine the effects of handle height, load's CoG height and load on lifting tasks. Eighteen participants performed 27 lifting tasks, including 3 handle heights (10, 30, 50 cm) by 3 load's CoG heights (10, 30, 50 cm) by 3 loads (7, 14, 21 kg). The lifting time, maximum box tilt angle, muscular activity (brachioradialis, biceps brachii, deltoid, and erector spinae), maximum CoP velocity, and lifting difficulty were measured. The results showed that lifting time and maximum box tilt angle decreased with increasing handle height. Middle handle height (30 cm) resulted in the lowest muscular activity, maximum CoP velocity, and lifting difficulty. Low load's CoG height decreased lifting time, maximum box tilt angle, muscular activity, and lifting difficulty, however, it also increased maximum CoP velocity. In addition, high load increased lifting time, maximum box tilt angle, muscular activity, maximum CoP velocity, and lifting difficulty.
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