Crafting edge profiles in the aerospace industry: an occupational biomechanics evaluation

Author

Korentis, G. Alexander

Author_Institution

Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Connecticut Univ., Storrs, CT, USA

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

19

Lastpage

20

Abstract

Describes a biomechanical assessment pertaining to the manual workmanship associated with the construct of airfoil edge geometry for Pratt & Whitney´s Hollow Fan Blade. The results based on observation reveal that through the redesign of handheld scraping tools, the implementation of composite shell burring guns and the reduction of operator frequency, musculoskeletal pain would be dramatically reduced. Empirical methods of evaluation with respect to kinematics and kinetics are discussed and proposed for further analysis

Keywords

aerospace biophysics; aerospace industry; biomechanics; foils; kinematics; Pratt & Whitney´s Hollow Fan Blade; airfoil edge geometry; composite shell burring guns; edge profiles crafting; handheld scraping tools; kinetics; manual workmanship; musculoskeletal pain; occupational biomechanics evaluation; operator frequency reduction; Aerospace industry; Automotive components; Blades; Frequency; Geometry; Guns; Kinematics; Kinetic theory; Musculoskeletal system; Pain;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Bioengineering Conference, 2001. Proceedings of the IEEE 27th Annual Northeast

Conference_Location

Storrs, CT

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6717-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NEBC.2001.924699

Filename

924699