Virtual reality: its usefulness for ergonomic analysis

Authors:
Lawrence E. Whitman;Michael Jorgensen;Kuresh Hathiyari;Don Malzahn
Affiliations:
Wichita State University, Wichita, KS;Wichita State University, Wichita, KS;Wichita State University, Wichita, KS;Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
Venue:
WSC '04 Proceedings of the 36th conference on Winter simulation
Year:
2004

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Abstract

This paper presents the results of an effort to compare results of an experiment performed in both a virtual and a real environment. The research question addressed is if virtual reality is a suitable tool for performing ergonomic analysis. The subjects performed a palletizing task in the virtual environment and then performed the same task in the real environment. The results showed that VR can be compared to a similar experimental task in the real environment if it involves measuring only range of movements and no velocities or accelerations. This paper presents these results using a lumbar motion monitor and proposes areas for future improvement and research.