Title :
Muscle contraction analysis during lifting task
Author :
Kamarudin, Nor H. ; Ahmad, Siti A. ; Hassan, Mohd K. ; Yusoff, Rosnah M. ; Dawal, Siti Z.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
Abstract :
This study is to measure and investigate the muscle contraction during lifting tasks activities with the effect of different loads, height, angle of twisting and lifting frequency. This study involved 14 male and female participants performed the lifting tasks with different weight loads of 10kg to 24kg into the height position of 70cm and 130cm at the frequency of 1 and 6 lifts per minute with 0° and 90° of twisting angle. The Electromyogram activity was recorded from biceps and triceps muscles using the Shimmer EMG system. This method is used in determining the weight loads limit that can be lifted by the male and female participants in the manual lifting process.
Keywords :
anthropometry; biomechanics; cardiology; electromyography; ergonomics; lifting; medical signal processing; oximetry; Shimmer EMG system; bicep muscle-based EMG activity; electromyogram activity record; female-lifted weight load; lifting frequency; lifting height position; lifting task activities; lifting task angle of twisting; lifting task height effect; lifting task load effect; lifting task-associated muscle contraction; lifting weight loads; manual lifting process; muscle contraction analysis; muscle contraction measurement; tricep muscle-based EMG activity; twisting angle; weight load limit determination; Biomedical engineering; Conferences; Electrodes; Electromyography; Floors; Heart rate; Muscles;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Engineering and Sciences (IECBES), 2014 IEEE Conference on
DOI :
10.1109/IECBES.2014.7047540
