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  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Mechanical Engineering

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  • Growing demand for improved comfort, visibility, and accessibility in engineering machinery operation.
  • Limitations of traditional ergonomic assessment methods for complex machinery like driller cabins.
  • Need for precise, realistic human-machine interaction data in ergonomic evaluations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce an innovative method for assessing driller cabin ergonomics using a digital human model.
  • To develop a simplified human upper limb model for calculating joint forces and torques.
  • To create a versatile ergonomic analysis platform for quantitative evaluation.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing inertial motion capture sensors to animate a virtual driller with real human movements.
  • Developing a simplified human upper limb model for biomechanical analysis.
  • Constructing an ergonomic analysis platform in Unity 3D, integrating a virtual driller's cabin and a digital human model.

Main Results:

  • Generation of precise and realistic human-machine interaction data.
  • Facilitation of quantitative evaluation of comfortability, visibility, and accessibility within the driller's cabin.
  • Demonstration of a functional ergonomic analysis platform.

Conclusions:

  • The digital human approach offers a novel and effective method for ergonomic assessment of engineering machinery.
  • The developed platform provides substantial support for product development and enhancement in ergonomics.
  • This methodology enhances the precision and realism of human-machine interaction data for ergonomic studies.