Results of the search of scientific studies, publications and communications

Objective : This study empirically investigates the embodiment of occupational exoskeletons (OEs) through repeated use.
Background : OEs are wearable devices designed to assist operators movements. Their embodiment the phenomenon by which…

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Working under time constraints is particularly difficult for ageing workers. “Leeway” or “room for manoeuvre” may enable regulation strategies to be put in place or production contingencies to be coped with more…

Industrial challenges described in the Industry 4.0 projects are focused on the importance of the human in a collaboration with the system and particularly with a robot. In this case, the collaborative robotics situation is analysed. By understanding…

Time constraints can be particularly stressful for older workers in repetitive work. Opportunities for work rate regulation could offer a way of dealing with production variations. The aim of this laboratory study was to investigate the effects…

Repetitive work at required pace, as observed on assembly lines, is often characterized by reduced amounts of temporal margin of maneuver (TMM). Various epidemiological studies have shown that working under time constraints is particularly…

Outline of reasons and objectives
Repeated and/or prolonged exposure to physical, organisational, psychosocial, and environmental constraints at work can lead to a degradation in health. Various tools make it possible to assess such constraints…

The objective of this laboratory study was to assess the cardiorespiratory consequences related to the use of different back-support exoskeletons during a repetitive lifting task. Fourteen women and thirteen men performed a dynamic stoop…

INTRODUCTION: Previous studies have observed that the use of passive and active occupational back-support exoskeletons could reduce the stress on the lower back muscles during manual handling tasks. However, the magnitude of the benefits…

Garbage collection is physically demanding work and is usually performed by a crew composed of one driver and two loaders (two-loader organization, “TL”). French companies have recently introduced a new work organization mode, reducing the workforce…

This study simultaneously compared four working postures (sitting on an office chair, on a ball, standing and pedaling on an ergocycle) and five pointing device configurations (traditional and slanted mouse placed next to and in front of the keyboard…