Evaluation of Support Device for Manual Handling of Gas Cylinders

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Evaluation of Support Device for Manual Handling of Gas Cylinders

Oba, Kiyotaka / Okui, Manabu / Nishihama, Rie / Nakamura, Taro

In this study, a support device for liquefied petroleum (LP) gas cylinder delivery was developed and evaluated using questionnaires. This study contributes to developing a method for reducing the burden of gas cylinder delivery. LP gas cylinders are manually transported, and the physical burden on delivery personnel is high. Existing methods to minimize this burden include cart transportation. In the delivery environment, narrow spaces and steps exist, increasing the difficulty of cart transportation. Therefore, we propose a support device as a new method for reducing this burden. The support device was designed based on a survey of the LP gas cylinder delivery environment and a method for holding cylinders. The support device enhanced walking and was less physically demanding. The subjective evaluation showed that it exhibits the characteristics of the main method used for holding cylinders while improving the shortcomings. This device significantly reduces the load on the upper body during delivery.

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Title :

Evaluation of Support Device for Manual Handling of Gas Cylinders

Additional title:

Lect. Notes in Networks, Syst.

Contributors:

Cascalho, José M. (editor) / Tokhi, Mohammad Osman (editor) / Silva, Manuel F. (editor) / Mendes, Armando (editor) / Goher, Khaled (editor) / Funk, Matthias (editor) / Oba, Kiyotaka (author) / Okui, Manabu (author) / Nishihama, Rie (author) / Nakamura, Taro (author)

Conference:

Climbing and Walking Robots Conference ; 2022 ; Ponta Delgada, Portugal September 12, 2022 - September 14, 2022

Published in:

Robotics in Natural Settings ; Chapter : 50 ; 550-559

Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems ; 530

Publication date :

2022-08-25

Size :

10 pages

ISBN :

978-3-031-15226-9 , 978-3-031-15225-2

ISSN :