Grant: Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
University of New Brunswick
$54,652.00
Modeling of workplace tasks
FY 2007-08
Summary
The development of biomechanical models that discriminate the synergistic motion patterns in human movement related to task performance is essential in both building knowledge of potential patterns of musculoskeletal risk as well as identifying accommodations in coordination as a result of physical, environmental or biomechanical changes resulting from the work task. Current models have been limited to sagittal plane tasks involving little to no out of plane activity, due in part to limitations imposed by motion tracking systems. The proposal is a request for a wireless electromagnetic motion tracking system for use in our occupational biomechanics laboratory. Many industrial tasks require a large collection volume and the monitoring of complex and asymmetrical motions for proper biomechanical modeling. To monitor these tasks requires a motion tracking system that is unencumbered by wires and occlusion (associated with opto-electric systems) while permitting flexibility in the collection space to accommodate various tasks.
Program
Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Recipient
Location
New Brunswick, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
359789-2008
Name nom
Albert, Wayne
Department département
Kinesiology, Faculty of
Organization id
75
Institution établissement
University of New Brunswick
Province en
New Brunswick
Province fr
Nouveau-Brunswick
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2007
Competition year année de concours
2008
Award amount
54652
Program id
EQPEQ
Program name en
Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Program name fr
Outils et instruments de recherche - catégorie 1 (<150 000$)
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
1053
Committee name en
Mechanical Engineering - A
Committee name fr
Génie mécanique - A
Area of application code
1100
Area of application group en
Health, education and social services
Area of application group fr
Santé publique, éducation et services sociaux
Area of application en
Health, education and social services
Area of application fr
Santé publique, éducation et services sociaux
Research subject code
1605
Research subject group en
Industrial engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie industriel
Research subject en
Human factors engineering
Research subject fr
Génie des facteurs humains
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Modeling of workplace tasks
Keyword
NA
Application summary
The development of biomechanical models that discriminate the synergistic motion patterns in human movement related to task performance is essential in both building knowledge of potential patterns of musculoskeletal risk as well as identifying accommodations in coordination as a result of physical, environmental or biomechanical changes resulting from the work task. Current models have been limited to sagittal plane tasks involving little to no out of plane activity, due in part to limitations imposed by motion tracking systems. The proposal is a request for a wireless electromagnetic motion tracking system for use in our occupational biomechanics laboratory. Many industrial tasks require a large collection volume and the monitoring of complex and asymmetrical motions for proper biomechanical modeling. To monitor these tasks requires a motion tracking system that is unencumbered by wires and occlusion (associated with opto-electric systems) while permitting flexibility in the collection space to accommodate various tasks.
