2nd ICAI 2022

International Conference on Automotive Industry 2022

Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic

3. Methodology progress At the beginning of the methodology procedure there is firstly the customer’s input data and documentation analysis. Using this data, a virtual workplace model is created on the Unity platform. The model is supplemented with a workplace standard and workflow. Then the worker is dressed in a kinematic suit from Noitom, which is completed with a VR headset (HTC Vive Pro) to simulate the real workplace. Measurements using the suit can also be taken in the company’s real workplace. The suit consists of 17 sensors that are placed on the proband’s head, torso, arms and legs. These sensors are used to capture real human movements. The movements are converted in real time to a digital model on a computer. The location of the sensors is shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2 – Sensor placement on the body

Source: Authors, 2021 The Motion Capture suit allows to measure and record ranges of body part angles at each moment according to defined frames per second (fps). This value depends on the initial input and desired accuracy. There are ranges from 30 fps to 120 fps. As the value increases, the complexity of the evaluation increases. The virtual reality workplace model allows the measurement and testing of realistic tasks in a non-existent workplace. After combining these technologies, the designed workplace can be further improved or optimized not only ergonomically. The movements are recorded using Axis application which is compatible with MoCap suit. Values in each frame are converted into created Unity application, which is used

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