Effect of center of mass and handle location of two-wheeled refuse containers on mechanical loading

Idsart Kingma; P. Paul P.M. Kuijer; Marco J.M. Hoozemans; Jaap H. Van Dieën; Allard J. Van der Beek; Monique H.W. Frings-Dresen

doi:https://doi.org/10.1177/154193120004402863

Effect of center of mass and handle location of two-wheeled refuse containers on mechanical loading

Idsart Kingma, P. Paul P.M. Kuijer, Marco J.M. Hoozemans, Jaap H. Van Dieën, Allard J. Van der Beek, Monique H.W. Frings-Dresen

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The aim of the current study was to find out how the center of mass (COM) and handle location of a two-wheeled container affects handle forces and joint loading. Forces at the handles and joint loading were quantified in four subjects during steady, two-handed pushing and pulling of two-wheeled containers with nine different COM locations and eleven different handle locations. The COM location turned out to have a major influence on handle forces and joint loading, whereas the influence of the handle location was moderate. Subjects considerably adapted the tilt angle of the container in response to variations in handle location but hardly in response to variations in COM location. For two-handed pushing and pulling the current design of a two-wheeled container can be improved by moving the centre of mass of the loaded container in the direction of the axis of the wheels and by slightly increasing the height of the handles.

Original language	English
Pages	639-642
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/154193120004402863
Publication status	Published - 2000
Event	Proceedings of the XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association, 'Ergonomics for the New Millennnium' - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: 29 Jul 2000 → 4 Aug 2000

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Conference	Proceedings of the XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association, 'Ergonomics for the New Millennnium'
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	29/07/2000 → 4/08/2000

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Kingma, I., Kuijer, P. P. P. M., Hoozemans, M. J. M., Van Dieën, J. H., Van der Beek, A. J., & Frings-Dresen, M. H. W. (2000). Effect of center of mass and handle location of two-wheeled refuse containers on mechanical loading. 639-642. Paper presented at Proceedings of the XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association, 'Ergonomics for the New Millennnium', San Diego, CA, United States. https://doi.org/10.1177/154193120004402863

Kingma, Idsart ; Kuijer, P. Paul P.M. ; Hoozemans, Marco J.M. et al. / Effect of center of mass and handle location of two-wheeled refuse containers on mechanical loading. Paper presented at Proceedings of the XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association, 'Ergonomics for the New Millennnium', San Diego, CA, United States.4 p.

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Kingma, I, Kuijer, PPPM, Hoozemans, MJM, Van Dieën, JH, Van der Beek, AJ & Frings-Dresen, MHW 2000, 'Effect of center of mass and handle location of two-wheeled refuse containers on mechanical loading', Paper presented at Proceedings of the XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association, 'Ergonomics for the New Millennnium', San Diego, CA, United States, 29/07/2000 - 4/08/2000 pp. 639-642. https://doi.org/10.1177/154193120004402863

Effect of center of mass and handle location of two-wheeled refuse containers on mechanical loading. / Kingma, Idsart; Kuijer, P. Paul P.M.; Hoozemans, Marco J.M. et al.
2000. 639-642 Paper presented at Proceedings of the XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association, 'Ergonomics for the New Millennnium', San Diego, CA, United States.

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