Examining joint loading and self-reported exertion and discomfort during ladder handling

Ladder handling by telecommunications technicians represents an indispensable part of their daily work, but may generate musculoskeletal injury risk. These workers have a high prevalence of shoulder and back injuries, motivating research to quantify postures and loading using different ladders during common handling tasks. Twenty-five participants completed carry, raise (against a wall or free standing), and simulated removal from a van roof tasks using three ladders (8.5m 2-piece wood; 8.5m 2-piece fibreglass, 9.2m 3-piece wood). Data collection included kinematics and kinetics during these ladder handling tasks, as well as perceived discomfort, perceived exertion and post-collection ladder and task preferences. Significant effects depended on task and ladder. Dominant arm (the arm completing the primary action) elevation was higher while extending the ladder (114.7 ± 3.4°) than the carry task (53.5 ± 3.5°) (p < 0.05). Joint moments in the dominant shoulder and trunk were highest for the 2-piece wood ladder (59.0 ± 2.2 Nm and 254.8 ± 8.8 Nm) averaged across all tasks. Joint forces were increased when using the 2-piece wood ladder compared to the 3-piece wood ladder (p < 0.05), while the greatest discomfort in the shoulders occurred using the 2-piece wood ladder in the carry task. Many tasks approached or exceeded strength capability of a 50th percentile male's predicted strength. While no ladder universally mitigated physical demands while lowering perceptual difficulty, construction differences yielded trends toward preferring the 2-piece fibreglass or 3-piece wood ladders over the 2-piece wood ladder. This work has direct relevance to workplaces with ladder handling and provides recommendations for ladder selection and strength requirements across tasks.     

基于普通Petri网的梯形图中接通延时定时器的建模方法

针对可编程逻辑控制器(PLC)的接通延时定时器(TON),提出了其普通Petri网建模方法。将状态变量描述为库所对,将TON中的指令运算描述为变迁,从而将TON模块描述为一个普通Petri网结构。结果表明该Petri网能够准确地描述TON的动态行为,从而为PLC梯形图程序的形式化设计或验证提供了建模方法。     

一种新型振动下料机的PLC控制

在分析了新型振动下料机采用继电器－接触器控制方式存在不足的基础上，指出了对其进行PLC控制的必要性。分析了该振动下料机的基本构成及工作原理，建立了相应的液压系统。针对下料机正常工作对控制系统要求，确定了PLC的输入量及输出量，建立了PLC控制的硬件接线图，编制了相应的梯形图控制软件。大量实验验证了该控制方案的可行性和实用性。     

基于梯形图方法的全气动装弹机械手设计

介绍了基于梯形图设计方法的全气动装弹机械手的设计,重点探讨了在设计中考虑气缸运行位置检测、手动及自动切换、急停处理等实用问题.采用两位三通阀扩充方法来解决单一行程阀多次切换分区条件的难题,利用梭阀实现手动和自动操作的配合,通过增加一个中继阀来实现急停处理.     

梯图的点可区别全染色（n≡5（mod8））

一个图的全染色被称为点可区别的即对任意两个不同点的相关联元素及其本身所构成的色集合不同。其中所用的最少颜色数称为G的点可区别全色数。本文定义了一种排序方法：三角排序。利用该排序的结果证明了当n≡5（mod8）和C4n-1/2＋2〈m≤C4n/2＋2时,梯图Lm≌Pm×P2的点可区别全色数为n。     

软PLC控制系统实现

以Visual C 6.0作为开发工具,介绍了软PLC控制系统的软、硬件结构,详细叙述了其具体实施方案,并给出实际运用,验证了它的正确性.     

Straight ladder inclined angle in a field environment: the relationship among actual angle,method of set-up and knowledge

Ladder inclined angle is a critical factor that could lead to a slip at the base of portable straight ladders, a major cause of falls from heights. Despite several methods established to help workers achieve the recommended 75.5° angle for ladder set-up, it remains unclear if these methods are used in practice. This study explored ladder set-up behaviours in a field environment. Professional installers of a company in the cable and other pay TV industry were observed for ladder set-up at their worksites. The results showed that the actual angles of 265 ladder set-ups by 67 participants averaged 67.3° with a standard deviation of 3.22°. Although all the participants had training on recommended ladder set-up methods, only 3 out of 67 participants applied these methods in their daily work and even they failed to achieve the desired 75.5° angle. Therefore, ladder set-up remains problematic in real-world situations.

Practitioner Summary: Professional installers of a cable company were observed for portable straight ladder set-up at their worksites. The ladder inclined angle averaged 67.3° with a standard deviation of 3.22°, while the recommended angle is 75.5°. Only a few participants used the methods that they learned during training in their daily work.     

Ergonomic design interventions – a case study involving portable ladders

Portable ladders are one of the most ancient tools conceived by man. They remain ubiquitous and indispensable even today. It is interesting to note that there is little difference between the makeshift portable ladders used throughout history and some still used today. The design of portable ladders seems to have simply evolved, rather than been subject to formal design process, including ergonomic criteria. An analysis of 277 fatalities associated with ladders was conducted to describe the pattern of ladder fatalities and identify and assess ergonomic design controls. All ladder fatalities analysed were found to contain multiple human, equipment (ladder) and environmental causative factors. It is hypothesized that significant gains with regard to reducing future fatalities can be achieved by applying ergonomic design principles to ladders to accommodate predictable and undesirable human behaviour. Without effective future change, the only prediction that can be made is that the pattern of ladder fatalities will simply continue.     

数控系统中梯形图编辑软件研究及实现

针对目前PLC梯形图编辑软件的缺陷和不足,选用Borland C Builder作为开发语言,采用面向对象的设计方法,开发一种基于Windows 2000面向数控PLC的使用梯形图语言编写PLC程序的通用开发平台。该系统实现了对多种PLC的图形编辑和仿真,使用方便,提高了工作效率。     

PLC在皮带输送机控制中的应用

结合皮带输送机的控制实例,阐述了PLC控制系统的软硬件设计方法,并重点分析了顺序功能图的设计方法