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Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery (한국농업기계학회)
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The Analysis of Risk for Musculoskeletal Inuries in Combine Harvesting Operation Using a Digital Human Model

디지털 인체 모델을 이용한 콤바인 수확 작업의 근골격계 상해요소 분석

  • Kim, Young-Jin (Dept. of Biomechatronics Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Rim, Yong-Hoon (Dept. of Biomechatronics Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Lee, Kyoung-Sook (Dept. of Biomechatronics Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Choi, Chang-Hyoun (Dept. of Biomechatronics Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Mun, Joung-Hwan (Dept. of Biomechatronics Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University)
  • Received : 2010.04.12
  • Accepted : 2010.05.25
  • Published : 2010.06.25
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze musculoskeletal injuries in combine harvesting operation using a digital human model. In order to analyze problems in combine harvesting operation, the operations were broken into 5 work processes and then we preformed ergonomic and biomechanical analyses such as RULA test, Comfort Assessment and joint kinetic analysis for the each process. As a result, there was a clear need to change the combine operating environment, as the RULA score ranged from 4 to 7. In addition, we could find two major musculoskeletal injury factors which are the standing posture with upperbody forward tilting and inappropriate location of operating levers.

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