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Chapter 5: TASK INPUT MENU COMMANDS
The Task Input Menu (Figure 5.1) contains the dialog boxes for specifying a description of the analysis task, the main program controls, and the three
major inputs required to use 3DSSPP: the worker
anthropometry, posture, and hand loads for the task
to be analyzed.
There are three methods by which postures can
be entered into 3DSSPP: the body segment angle
method, the posture prediction method, and the direct manipulation method. The body segment angle
method requires the analyst to specify the appropriate 15 angles for the body through the Task-Input |
Body Segment Angle dialog box. The posture prediction method requires the user to define the loca-
tion of the hands in three dimensional space
through the Task-Input | Posture Prediction dialog
box. 3DSSPP then predicts a possible posture based
on inverse kinematics and a posture preference algorithm.
For either method, the user may adjust the posture further using the direct manipulation method
by selecting a joint segment and indicating a new
joint position by dragging to the location. Or, if desired, the direct manipulation may be used initially
to explore various joint positions without using either of the other posture entry methods.
5.1
DESCRIPTION
Selecting Task-Input | Description allows the user
to specify the name and other information relative
to the task being analyzed and include additional
comments about the task. The name and part of the
comment field appear in the analysis report headers.
The following inputs are available (Figure 5.2):
Task name: This field allows input of the task
name.
Analyst name: This field defaults to the User
Name used when starting 3DSSPP.
Comments: This field allows additional comments relevant to the task such as environmental conditions to be appended to the task
record.
Figure 5.1: Task-Input menu in 3DSSPP
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