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  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Biomechanical Engineering
  • Computer Vision

Background:

  • Standard Ergonomic Risk Assessment (ERA) using video analysis is time-consuming and subjective.
  • Motion Capture (MOCAP) offers objective ERA, with depth cameras like Azure Kinect being common.
  • The NIOSH Lifting Equation is a key tool for assessing lifting risks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate an automated tool (AzKNIOSH) for Ergonomic Risk Assessment (ERA) of the NIOSH Lifting Equation.
  • To integrate motion capture data from Azure Kinect with automated task recognition for a fully automated ERA process.
  • To compare the performance of the developed tool against established commercial software and manual detection methods.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized Azure Kinect depth camera for motion capture data acquisition.
  • Developed AzKNIOSH tool to evaluate the NIOSH Lifting Equation using MOCAP data.
  • Employed a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) for automatic recognition of lifting tasks.
  • Validated the tool by comparing results with Siemens Jack TAT (IMUs suit) and manual task detection.

Main Results:

  • High agreement was found between the AzKNIOSH tool and the commercial Siemens Jack TAT software.
  • Automated task recognition using CNN demonstrated comparable results to manual detection.
  • The integration of automated task detection and AzKNIOSH resulted in a fully automated ERA system.

Conclusions:

  • The developed Auto-AzKNIOSH system offers a validated, objective, and automated solution for ERA of the NIOSH Lifting Equation.
  • This approach significantly reduces the time and subjectivity associated with traditional ERA methods.
  • The tool shows high potential for practical application in occupational health and safety settings.