This paper describes ongoing work within the Light Water Reactor Sustainability pathway at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to optimize security and cost of nuclear power plants. It introduces dynamic risk assessment tool developed INL, Event Modeling Risk Assessment using Linked Diagrams (EMRALD). EMRALD is leveraged posture a plant by integrating force-on-force (FOF) simulations operator mitig...

In the study maintenance workers were involved in pneumatic wrenching, oxy-gas cutting, and grinding at 5 different heights. Working posture and workers' perceptions were measured. Guidelines on working height were formulated in order to minimize the load on the musculoskeletal system. Data from the present experiment as well as from literature were studied in depth in order to disclose generic...

In RoboCup Middle Size league (MSL) the main referee uses assisting technology, controlled by a second referee, to support him, in particular for conveying referee decisions for robot players with the help of a wireless communication system. In this paper a vision-based system is introduced, able to interpret dynamic and static gestures of the referee, thus eliminating the need for a second one...

[Purpose] Poor posture in children and adolescents is a well-known problem. Therefore, early detection of incorrect posture is important. Photometric posture analysis is a cost-efficient and easy method, but needs reliable reference values. As children's posture changes as they grow, the assessment needs to be age-specific. This study aimed to investigate the development of both one-dimensional...

Abstract Introduction The objective of this study is to perform an initial evaluation a system for assessment and visual feedback the surgeon's posture during laparoscopic practice. Methods In order monitor posture, we used XSens motion tracking system. neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist joints were analyzed A method was designed using Unity3D which indicates in real time if any suffers from inadequa...