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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/sss.2014.13.6.959

Hand arm vibration measurement using micro-accelerometer in different brick structures  

Gomathi, K. (Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Kongu Engineering College)
Senthilkumar, A. (Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Dr.MCET)
Shankar, S. (Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Kongu Engineering College)
Thangavel, S. (Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Kongu Engineering College)
Priya, R. Mohana (Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Kongu Engineering College)
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Smart Structures and Systems / v.13, no.6, 2014 , pp. 959-974 More about this Journal
Abstract
Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) is a group of diseases caused by exposure of the hands to vibration while operating the hand held power tools such as road breaker, drilling machine, demolition hammer in construction works. In this paper, area-changed capacitive micro-accelerometer is designed to measure the vibration exposure on worker's hand when operating a drilling machine on various blocks such as clay block, paver block and solid cement block. The design process includes mathematical modelling of micro-accelerometer and simulations are done using INTELLISUITE 8.6. Experimental results are taken for various blocks surfaces using conventional and micro-accelerometer. Comparisons show that usage of area-changed micro-accelerometer for Hand-arm vibration monitoring provides better sensitivity, which in turn reduces the risk of HAVS in workers.
Keywords
accelerometer; hand arm vibration; area-changed capacitive type; drilling;
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