The German Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA) defines digital ergonomics as "an umbrella term for digital models and methods for planning, realisation and ongoing improvement of products and socio-technical work systems." One use of digital human models is the simulation of physical aspects of work to enable measures to be identified for safe and healthy job design. Standardization of the interfaces of motion data, kinematic models and visualization methods would facilitate the use of these models in industry.
KAN is currently conducting a project with the following objectives:
- Production of a status review and evaluation of scientific publications. The objective here is to identify what research findings in the field of human factors concerning digital human models and the digital recording, evaluation and representation of biomechanical data may be regarded as validated. The focus here lies on the aspect of data formats and interfaces.
- Preparation of the template for a DIN/TR technical report describing the current situation and approaches to harmonizing interfaces and data formats.
- Identification of further issues relevant to occupational safety and health for research purposes.
More information on digital ergonomics can be found in KANBrief 3/22, Digital methods in the field of ergonomics.
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