A Comparison of Trunk Posture Measurements: A Motion Capture System and a New Data-Logging Inclinometer

摘要：

This study evaluates the accuracy of a pager-sized, portable data-logging inclinometer in quantifying back posture under various material handling tasks. Participants performed randomly-ordered lifts of three different heights and directions with four different loads. Data-logged inclinometer torso postural data was collected simultaneously and compared to motion capture system. Mean measurement errors were small (between -4.4°and 2.0°) and the results indicated a strong linear relationship and agreement between the two methods. This suggests that the portable data-logging inclinometer may be a good alternative for postural measurements in the field at a relatively low cost.

作者: Robin Van Driel Kay Teschke Jack P. Callaghan Catherine Trask Mieke Koehoorn Peter W. Johnson

作者单位: School of Environmental Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BCCanada Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON Canada Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 17th World Congress on Ergonomics(第十七届国际人类工效学大会)

会议地点: 北京

会议语种:英文

页码: 1-8

在线出版日期: 2009-08-09（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）