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View article: Subject-specific tribo-contact conditions in total knee replacements: a simulation framework across scales
Subject-specific tribo-contact conditions in total knee replacements: a simulation framework across scales Open
Fundamental knowledge about in vivo kinematics and contact conditions at the articulating interfaces of total knee replacements are essential for predicting and optimizing their behavior and durability. However, the prevailing motions and …
View article: Computer Aided Ergonomics: Evaluation Study of a Interaction Model for Digital Human Models
Computer Aided Ergonomics: Evaluation Study of a Interaction Model for Digital Human Models Open
In user-centred design, digital human models hold the potential for proactive evaluations of ergonomics or discomfort in terms of a computer aided ergonomics tool. Therefore, models predicting human interaction behaviour, are necessary. In…
View article: Femoral Shape and Size Variability from segmented CT datasets for patient-specific THA planning
Femoral Shape and Size Variability from segmented CT datasets for patient-specific THA planning Open
Biomechanical functionality of artificial hips strongly correlates with quality of life of patients after total hip arthroplasty. As the numbers of total hip arthroplasty are growing due to increasing life expectancy, biomechanical researc…
View article: Challenges in interaction modelling with digital human models – A systematic literature review of interaction modelling approaches
Challenges in interaction modelling with digital human models – A systematic literature review of interaction modelling approaches Open
Digital human models (DHM) allow for a proactive ergonomic assessment of products by applying different models describing the user-product interaction. In engineering design, DHM tools are currently not established as computer-aided ergono…
View article: A posture prediction method for ergonomic assessment of user-product interactions while grasping using musculoskeletal human models
A posture prediction method for ergonomic assessment of user-product interactions while grasping using musculoskeletal human models Open
Using digital human models (DHMs) as the virtual representation of the human body enables the integration of ergonomic assessments in the product design process. Especially the use of DHMs in the early phases of product design can be decis…
View article: Elementary affordances: A study on physical user-product interactions
Elementary affordances: A study on physical user-product interactions Open
Digital human models enable a pro-active and virtual assessment of ergonomics in design. Despite this huge potential, possibilities of user-product interaction modelling, in terms of postures or movement generation, are limited and poorly …
View article: Roadmap to Consider Physiological and Psychological Aspects of User-product Interactions in Virtual Product Engineering
Roadmap to Consider Physiological and Psychological Aspects of User-product Interactions in Virtual Product Engineering Open
To successfully facilitate user-centred design, a multitude of different aspects has to be considered, from purely physiological to psychological-emotional factors. The overall aim is to increase the customer satisfaction by enhancing the …
View article: Towards Virtual Assessment of Human Factors: A Concept for Data Driven Prediction and Analysis of Physical User-product Interactions
Towards Virtual Assessment of Human Factors: A Concept for Data Driven Prediction and Analysis of Physical User-product Interactions Open
The early consideration of human factors in product development hugely favours the development of products, which excel with a positive user experience. The virtual environment of product development however, still has significant gaps in …
View article: Approaching an ergonomic future: An affordance-based interaction concept for digital human models
Approaching an ergonomic future: An affordance-based interaction concept for digital human models Open
Digital human models offer great potential for the evaluation of physical human factors throughout all phases of product development. Unfortunately, digital human models lack a generic user-product interaction model to use them as universa…
View article: Improving the Quality and Standardization of Resident Handoffs Through Interspecialty Handoff Training
Improving the Quality and Standardization of Resident Handoffs Through Interspecialty Handoff Training Open
Author(s): Naples, R; Zavodnick, J; Altshuler, M; Cowan, S; Jaffe, R; Margiotta, M; McCall, J; Wickersham, A; Wolf, A; Diermer, G
View article: PARAMETRIC MOVEMENT SYNTHESIS: TOWARDS VIRTUAL OPTIMISATION OF MAN-MACHINE INTERACTION IN ENGINEERING DESIGN
PARAMETRIC MOVEMENT SYNTHESIS: TOWARDS VIRTUAL OPTIMISATION OF MAN-MACHINE INTERACTION IN ENGINEERING DESIGN Open
A parametric movement synthesis approach is introduced, which allows the adaptation of a synthesized movement to a specific use case by varying geometrical parameters. This parametric movement synthesis empowers the product developer to op…