Parametrization of manual work in automotive assembly for wearable force sensing

Applying a fusion of wearable sensors and a cognitive inspired architecture to real-time ergonomics analysis of manual assembly tasks

“…As a result, there has been an increase in research aiming to identify or develop wearable sensors and processing architectures that could be applied to get manual assembly progress directly from humans as well as understand the factors that contribute to human performance. Such systems will ensure that errors are caught earlier in the manufacturing process thereby potentially reducing the error rate and possibly the need for a test station in [8]. Furthermore, in [1], the authors highlighted that the applications of wearables could have a high beneficial impact on the work being digitised while having little to medium limitations.…”

“…The attractiveness of applying sensors to digitize processes in manufacturing has been increasing in recent years. For example, Kerner et al [8] investigated the use of a wearable sensor placed on a glove for push pull operations during manual assembly. In [8] the authors aimed to provide real-time feedback to workers as a source of automated task completion in a manufacturing process.…”

El factor humano y su rol en la transición a Industria 5.0: una revisión sistemática y perspectivas futuras

“…• En sectores como el automotriz el operador humano aún realiza diversos procesos de forma manual debido a la complejidad de automatizar el proceso o producto con la tecnología actual. Procesos que incluyen completar conexiones y las subsecuentes pruebas de verificación de "empujar-tirar-empujar" continúan siendo una opción para el error humano (Kerner et al, 2021). Las tecnologías digitales aún no han logrado que muchos procesos artesanales puedan automatizarse, por lo que su eficiencia sigue dependiendo principalmente de la experiencia y habilidad del trabajador (Sanz, 2020).…”