Development of data acquisition platform for retrieving ergonomic parameter

Abdullah, Iqmal Aizad (2015) Development of data acquisition platform for retrieving ergonomic parameter. Project Report. Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

Human factor and ergonomic, (HF&E), is a practice of making the user, equipment and the environment suit one another. According to the International Ergonomics Association, it is technically defined as the scientific discipline concerned with the interactions between humans and other elements. By using the appropriate method, this information of the elements could be obtained. Acquiring the data of the elements requires a system that could capture and visualize it to the end user. Data acquisition system (DAQ) captures the real world physical condition and converts it into digital numerical value where it could be manipulated. However, obtaining the physical data for the environment is tedious at times where the data acquired must be manually keyed in from a measuring device or user must be presence using various devices. Manual extraction is also a time consuming process. Apart from that, people unable to notice the ergonomic level of their workplace when no monitoring system is present. To overcome this problem, this project is proposed by first studying on the available ergonomic parameters. Besides this, the project focuses on analyzing the available ergonomic acquisition approach technology in the market as well as developing an ergonomic acquisition platform. The chosen environmental factors are light and temperature in the laboratory. The DAQ equipment used for the project is National Instrument, NI CompactDAQ™ 9184. The graphical user interface (GUI) utilizes LabVIEW software to display the parameters. For the purpose of the study, a validation test is conducted in UTeM CIM lab. Light sensor module (SN-LIGHT-MOD) and Temperature sensor (LM 35), all of which are from Cytron Technologies are used. From the studies done, humidity, temperature, light and sound are part of an important ergonomic parameter. This project successfully provided a functioning GUI. The GUI provided ergonomic light and temperature reading in the lab. It is hope with the developed GUI, the project can be improved by expanding the parameter that could be measured by the platform and a feedback system.

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