A novel biomechanical analysis of horticultural digging
- Submitting institution
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Coventry University
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 31060592
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.21273/HORTTECH03800-17
- Title of journal
- HortTech
- Article number
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- First page
- 746
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 6
- ISSN
- 1063-0198
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- December
- Year of publication
- 2017
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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2
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- Musculoskeletal injuries are common for workers in labour-intensive agricultural tasks. A novel method of determining joint angles, joint torques, and contact forces, using three-dimensional motion capture and musculoskeletal modelling was applied to the movements of workers engaged in digging, to determine if objective biomechanical data could be correlated with a subjective visual assessment to predict the risk of injury. Using these techniques it was possible to identify postures which are typically employed by agro-workers that place loads and torques on the operatives’ bodies which unnecessarily increase injury risk. This research was cited in the RHS’s Five Year Strategic Plan 2016.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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