Citation

Zhang Y, Hsiang SM. Int. J. Hum. Factrors Model. Simul. 2009; 1(2): 197-210.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Inderscience Publishers)

DOI

10.1504/IJHFMS.2008.022476

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

A novel biomechanical simulation model was developed to simulate Manual Material Handling (MMH) activities based on non-linear optimisation method. Mathematically, the approach was expressed as a system of nonlinear equations with an objective function and a set of constraints, which was solved using an iterative numerical algorithm. To test and compare the simulation results, a factorial experiment was conducted to obtain the kinematics data for different task conditions. The experimental results showed that the simulated data fit well with the experimental data for all experiment conditions. This model showed a very promising capability for modelling and analysis.