Browsing by Author "Sesek, Richard"

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3D-printed custom substratum to accentuate fast functional responses from microbial colonization

Proaño-Peña, Gabriel Felipe (2018-12-03)

Recent studies have shown the feasibility of growing benthic organisms on customized substratum by using Additive Manufacturing (AM). Their proven capabilities to fabricate objects at high speed and with complex geometries ...

Automating Interpretation of Images and Visual Inspections in Modern Manufacturing and Medical Settings

Rasoolian, Behnam (2021-01-08)

Automating visual inspection is rapidly finding its way into non-invasive industrial and medical processes. In this work, we address detection automation opportunities in the task of interpreting both medical and industrial ...

Back to the Future of Ergonomics: Utilizing Inertial Motion Capture and Fatigue Failure Theory to Develop a Cumulative Damage Assessment Method for Estimating Risk of Low Back Injury in Industrial Settings

Nail Ulloa, Iván Enrique (2023-07-26) ETD File Embargoed

The central objectives of this dissertation are to critically evaluate the efficacy of a wireless sensor Inertial Motion Capture (IMC) system in estimating lumbar kinematics and kinetics within a controlled laboratory ...

Challenges and Opportunities Associated with the Adoption of Wearable Technologies in the Workplace

Zhang, Xuanxuan (2020-07-07) ETD File Embargoed

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are painful and costly health conditions that affect workers in many industries, especially manufacturing. Wearable sensors such as inertial measurement units (IMUs) are direct ...

Design Improvements for School Bus Emergency Evacuation Systems

Gunter, Leslie A (2019-04-18)

DISSERTATION ABSTRACT The aim of this research was to: (1) Evaluate a rear emergency door intervention designed to improved passenger flow rate during evacuation. Two school bus mock up test fixtures were fabricated ...

Design, Performance, and Analysis of an Automated Tool for Neuropathy Assessment on the Plantar Surface

Castellano, Vitale (2022-07-25)

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy results in the loss of sensation in the hands and feet. Other symptoms such as numbness, burning, shooting pain, and electrical sensation have been reported. Individuals with this disease are ...

Determination of Safe Guidelines for One-Hand Lifting

Pentikis, John (2017-04-19)

The broad aim of this research is to better understand the effect asymmetric lifting has on the low back and trunk muscles. Collecting anthropometric, muscle and lever arm information at the L-3 region of the back, muscle ...

The Development and Evaluation of a Cumulative Exposure Integration Method Based on Fatigue Failure Theory

Huangfu, Rong (2018-12-07)

Cumulative exposure to physical risk factors has been identified as one of the major contributors to the development of workplace musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Linear integration methods have been widely used to quantify ...

Development and Validation of a Cumulative Exposure Shoulder Risk Assessment Tool Based on the Fatigue-Failure Theory

Bani Hani, Dania (2019-11-15)

Exposure to physical risk factors and the resultant cumulative loading has been identified as a major contributing factor for the development of workplace musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Nevertheless, the dose-response ...

The Effects of Aging on Doped Lead-Free Solder under Thermal Shock and Thermal Cycling

Robert Raj, Anto Jeson Raj (2019-12-09)

In this experiment, the thermal shock performance of various doped Pb-free solder pastes on Ball Grid Array (BGA) packages and resistors were observed in order to determine their reliability. This investigation is based ...

The Effects of Lean Manufacturing on Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Brawner, Joel (2022-11-29)

The association between Lean Manufacturing (LM) and occupational safety and ergonomics (S/E) is a widely disputed topic in scientific literature. This study attempts to add clarity to this controversial relationship through ...

Evaluation of Physical Risk Factors for Musculoskeletal Disorders among Reforestation Workers in the Southeastern United States

Granzow, Robert (2018-11-30)

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are a major concern for society due to their high prevalence and the magnitude of their direct and indirect costs. Exposure to physical risk factors in the work environment ...

Evaluation of School Bus Emergency Evacuation Systems With Regard to Physical Capabilities of Young Children

Abulhassan, Yousif (2016-03-28)

Motorized school buses have been used to transport children for over a century and are known to be the safest mode of transportation for students traveling to and from school. Between 2001 and 2008, only 1% of student ...

Exploring Associations Between Multiple Risk-Factors and Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders, Across Multiple Body Segments in an Automotive Manufacturing Environment

Bandekar, Anjaneya (2021-04-12) ETD File Embargoed

The causes of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) are multifactorial, with the exact pathogenesis being unknown. Current literature provides information on several studies that investigate the role of physical ...

Human Performance in Cyber-Vulnerable Highly Automated Unmanned Aerial Systems

Stutts, Isaac (2020-02-05) ETD File Embargoed

Automation is ever present in today’s complex systems of systems. Originally created to ease workload and burden on the human operator and to increase safety by automating dangerous tasks, automation has become practically ...

Impact of Rest and Secondary Intervention on the Development of and Recovery from Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Human and Rat ModelsImpact of Rest and Secondary Intervention on the Development of and Recovery from Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Human and Rat Models

Smith, Tianqi "Tenchi" Gao (2019-04-25)

Experts from different fields study the development of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) from different perspectives: epidemiologists identify potential MSD risk factors, traditional ergonomists analyze motions, and medical ...

The Impact of Stability Exercises on Core Muscle Imbalances and Subsequent Low Back Pain

Lusk, Connor (2021-06-21)

The pathology of low back pain (LBP) is often unclear, despite the fact that it is the most common musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) with hundreds of thousands of workers afflicted. One underlying mechanism that may contribute ...

Investigating the Methodology of Warning Symbol Design

Haynes, Kristen (2016-04-12)

The present study is a continuation of work done by Dr. Adam Piper in his 2010 dissertation on warning symbol design. Warning symbols are important because, if designed correctly, they communicate information about a hazard ...

Measuring the Impact of Resistance Training on Core Muscle Effective Lever Arms and Improving Biomechanical Modeling

Capanoglu, Muhammet Fehmi (2021-07-12) ETD File Embargoed

Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common types of musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) in the U.S.; resulting in pain and discomfort as well as reducing the efficiency and productivity of workplaces. It presents a major ...

Morphometric Analysis of the Human Lower Lumbar Intervertebral Discs and Vertebral Endplates: Experimental Approach and Regression Models

Tang, Ruoliang (2013-04-19)

Low back pain (LBP) has been a major socioeconomic problem to the modern society for decades. In industry, one of the most challenging issues in occupational ergonomics and health practices has been the reliable and accurate ...