Measurements of movements during highly repetitive industrial work

Abstract

In the manufacturing industry highly repetitive movement patterns in the work situation are common. This work situation is often the cause of pain in the neck-arm region. To measure these movement patterns a new method has been developed by registering acceleration during ordinary industrial work. Three small accelerometers were fastened horizontally, tranversely and vertically in a small box at the wrist. The data were fed into a computer memory at the work site and analysed later. The method can be used during ordinary work in a factory causing no interference to the work.