A Preliminary Study of EMG Measurements on Biceps Brachii Muscles During Repetitive Task at Automotive Industry

A preliminary study is conducted to investigate the effect of task activity on Biceps brachii muscles response during repetitive task at automotive industry in Malaysia. The aim of the study is to analyze time to fatigue of bicep brachii muscles during repetitive task at a tyre assembly in an automotive industry. Thirty electromyography (EMG) measurements were taken from three selected samples at the tyre assembly line. Measurements were taken in duration of two hours and thirty minutes. The results indicate that similar root-mean-square (RMS) patterns were obtained for the three samples. Regression method was used for the analysis. In addition, the regression analysis also gives similar prediction on the subject. One explanation is that time to fatigue for a particular task can be predicted.

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