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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2016
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Glenn Alan Hancock, Saint Louis, MO (US);
Tricia Hughes-Paull, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
David Kanda, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Philip Specht, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Jerry Zayic, Cle Elum, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for assessing ergonomics of a human user in an environment is disclosed. The method includes generating a visual skeletal signal by using a visual sensor. The method further includes determining a first posture sample based on the skeletal signal, by using an electronic controller. The posture sample includes skeletal information including one or both of joint information and positioning information. The method further includes comparing the posture sample with an ergonomically ideal posture sample and determining an ergonomic report based on the comparing of the posture sample and the ergonomically ideal posture sample. The method further includes providing the ergonomic report via an output device.