PERANCANGAN DESAIN KONSEPTUAL OCCUPATIONAL EXOSKELETON UNTUK PEKERJA PERTAMBANGAN TERBUKA DI INDONESIA
Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) is a common health problem among open pit mine. These disorders are influenced by several work-related factors, including posture, duration of work, workload, frequency of tasks, and the tools used. As a solution, to date, the exoskeleton concept has been used in...
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| Format: | Final Project |
| Language: | Indonesia |
| Online Access: | https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/79075 |
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| Institution: | Institut Teknologi Bandung |
| Language: | Indonesia |
| Summary: | Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) is a common health problem among open pit mine. These
disorders are influenced by several work-related factors, including posture, duration of
work, workload, frequency of tasks, and the tools used. As a solution, to date, the exoskeleton
concept has been used in various applications, including military, industry, and health to
increase worker capacity. This research seeks to address these issues by developing an
innovative conceptual exoskeleton design aimed at preventing and minimizing MSDs among
open pit mine workers in Indonesia. The primary focus is on enhancing occupational health
and safety.
The research employs a combination of Design Thinking and TRIZ methods. The Design
Thinking process encompasses five stages: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test.
Empathize involves data processing and mapping through an empathy map. In the define
stage, personas and affinity diagrams are generated to identify user and technical needs. At
this stage, an FGD was carried out with exoskeleton experts from BRIN to prioritize
technical needs. The ideate phase employs the TRIZ method to identify and devise innovative
solutions. Prototyping involves creating product sketches and storyboards. Testing is
conducted with exoskeleton experts to gather feedback for further enhancements.
The outcome of this research will be a conceptual design for a white soft, passive back-
exoskeleton with the main materials being polyester and mesh, safety components in the form
of loop straps and Velcro, and an actuator in the form of Elastic Energy Storage (EES). This
design is expected to meet user needs regarding products that can support the lower back
body part, comfortable, light, do not quickly become hot/hot, do not interfere with movement
& hinder the duration of work, small and do not take up much space, safe, easy to understand,
and doesn't take long to install & remove. The testing phase has shown that the selected
exoskeleton concept can meet the needs of open pit mine workers, although further
development is possible.
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