Research of Human Fatigue and Measurement Parameters for Workability Assessment
Vide. Tehnoloģija. Resursi: XII starptautiskās zinātniski praktiskās konferences materiāli = Environment. Technology. Resources: Proceedings of the 12th International Scientific and Practical Conference 2019
Matīss Eriņš, Oļesja Grigorjeva, Zigurds Markovičs, Juris Lauznis, Raivis Kivlenieks

Human fatigue is reduced working capability for certain period of time as the result of unusual or prolonged workload. Fatigue arises when the body’s energy requirements exceed its supply. Fatigue first manifests as reduced concentration capability causing movement coordination and precision disruption leading to decreasing workability. Fatigue is an object of research in physiology, psychology, work ergonomics, medicine, and biotechnology where each domain has a focus on mental fatigue. The functional state in the context of professional activity is defined as a complex of characteristics of functions and qualities that determine the fulfilment of labour activity. Furthermore, a comprehensive estimation of subject functional state in combination with other factors like subject self-assessment and objective performance tests (cognitive load tests) is a necessary input for the evaluation of workability and efficiency on task. The heterogeneous nature of fatigue as a systemic manifestation requires analysis of multiple key parameters which are relevant to the specific type. The current feasibility study focuses on human biological signal from electrical activity of heart, brain, muscles and skin potentials as well as temperature, position, and respiration to obtain diagnostic parameters reflecting the state of cardiovascular, muscles, and central nervous systems for physiological monitoring of vital signs. The fatigue physiological parameter and feature formalization aim to support the development of a platform with complex passive multi-level fatigue monitoring system and workability evaluation system designed in order to provide an integrated service.


Keywords
Functional state, Human fatigue, Workability
DOI
10.17770/etr2019vol2.4148
Hyperlink
http://journals.rta.lv/index.php/ETR/article/view/4148

Eriņš, M., Grigorjeva, O., Markovičs, Z., Lauznis, J., Kivlenieks, R. Research of Human Fatigue and Measurement Parameters for Workability Assessment. In: Vide. Tehnoloģija. Resursi: XII starptautiskās zinātniski praktiskās konferences materiāli = Environment. Technology. Resources: Proceedings of the 12th International Scientific and Practical Conference, Latvia, Rēzekne, 20-22 June, 2019. Rēzekne: Rezekne Academy of Technologies, 2019, pp.38-43. ISSN 1691-5402. e-ISSN 2256-070X. Available from: doi:10.17770/etr2019vol2.4148

Publication language
English (en)
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