Open AccessDevelopment of Production Machines With Respect to the Human Factors
Author(s) -
Luboš Kotek,
Petr Trávníček,
Zdeněk Tůma,
Lubomír Novotný
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
sborník vědeckých prací vysoké školy báňské-technické univerzity ostrava. řada bezpečnostního inženýrství/transactions of the všb-technical university of ostrava, safety engineering series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1805-3238
pISSN - 1801-1764
DOI - 10.2478/tvsbses-2018-0012
Subject(s) - workload , risk analysis (engineering) , quality (philosophy) , production (economics) , computer science , process (computing) , operator (biology) , adaptation (eye) , psychology , business , philosophy , biochemistry , chemistry , epistemology , repressor , neuroscience , economics , transcription factor , gene , macroeconomics , operating system
The inappropriate adaptation of the machinery to human properties and abilities may result both in physiological effects on the operator (e.g. muscle skeletal damage) resulting, for example, from inappropriate body posture, excessive or repeated exertion, and also in psycho-physiological effects such as mental overload or insufficient workload or stress, which may occur due to the operation, inspection or maintenance of the machine within the limits of its intended use. Psycho-physiological effects can lead to an increase in operator’s errors, lower safety or quality, thus directly affecting the quality of the production process. For these reasons, the ergonomics needs to be of high importance. The submitted paper describes the use of advanced virtual reality technologies and risk management in machine development.