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An Ergonomic Assembly Workstation Design Using Axiomatic Design Theory

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Global Perspective for Competitive Enterprise, Economy and Ecology

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To improve the productivity and protect the worker’s health, a practical manual assembly workstation is designed using axiomatic design theory with the ergonomics requirements. In the ergonomic workstation design, the function criteria are divided into tolerance type, evaluation type and ergonomic type. To make the information axiom fit to the workstation design, the computation method of the information content is improved. The independence axiom is used to analyze the workstation design process. Through the comparison of the information content of several design solutions, a best alternative is selected. Finally, a simulation has been performed to confirm the ergonomic effectiveness of the selected solution.

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  1. College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 210016, Nanjing, China

    Xiaoyong Wang, Dunbing Tang & Peihuang Lou

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Industry Technology, 210046, Nanjing, China

    Xiaoyong Wang

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  1. Department of Industrial Management, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST), 43 Keelung Road, Section 4, 106, Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China

    Shuo-Yan Chou

  2. Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, National Taipei University of Technology, No.1, Section 3, Chung-Hsiao E. Road, 106, Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China

    Amy Trappey

  3. Inst. Machine Design Fundamentals, Warsaw University of Technology, Narbutta 84, 02-524, Warszawa, Poland

    Jerzy Pokojski

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University, 1 Roosevelt Road, Section 4, 106, Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China

    Shana Smith

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Wang, X., Tang, D., Lou, P. (2009). An Ergonomic Assembly Workstation Design Using Axiomatic Design Theory. In: Chou, SY., Trappey, A., Pokojski, J., Smith, S. (eds) Global Perspective for Competitive Enterprise, Economy and Ecology. Advanced Concurrent Engineering. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-762-2_38

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