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Anthropometric studies have influenced the design of apparel, accessories, medical prostheses, equipment, workstations, and tools. Particularly, hand anthropometry is related to safety and adequacy of hand tools and devices. Different equipment and methods can be used to obtain body measurements with different precision and reliability levels. However, precision and reliability are not the only aspects to be considered. The present study aims to evaluate the agreement of four different pieces of equipment for anthropometric measurement of the hand, namely, anthropometer, anthropometric tape, 2D scanner, and 3D scanner. These measurement methods were compared in terms of required time, precision, complexity, and cost, for the case of two-dimensional hand measurements. Data was collected on hand length and breadth from 25 workers in North Portugal. Among the main findings, we can highlight a relatively low accuracy and higher measurement times for 2D and 3D scanners due to scanning, processing, digitalization, and calibration steps. Traditional direct measurement methods were considered the most appropriate to obtain hand length and breadth measures, as they required less time and were more accurate, less costly and complex than 2D and 3D scanner methods. These results emphasize the caution required when selecting anthropometric methods.
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Physical ergonomics Anthropometry Upper limb Measuring methods
Citation
Filho, P. C. A., Da Silva, L., Castellucci, H. I., Rodrigues, M. A., Pereira, E., Pombeiro, A., Colim, A., Carneiro, P., & Arezes, P. (2024). Comparison Between Anthropometric Equipment and Scanners in Hand Measurement. Em P. M. Arezes, R. B. Melo, P. Carneiro, J. Castelo Branco, A. Colim, N. Costa, S. Costa, J. Duarte, J. C. Guedes, G. Perestrelo, & J. S. Baptista (Eds.), Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health V (1ª, Vol. 492, pp. 43–58). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38277-2_4
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Springer