5 THE ERGONIZA INTELLIGENT BIOMECHANICAL MODEL

Ergoniza Intelligent implements a full-body computational biomechanical model. The model represents the body as segments connected by joints and can estimate forces, moments, and other mechanical quantities generated by posture, anthropometric characteristics, external loads, and support conditions.

Biomechanical models can have different levels of complexity depending on their purpose. The Ergoniza Intelligent model considers the whole body and incorporates segments, joints, inertial parameters, force systems, and, in certain calculations, muscle models. Its results support ergonomic assessment but do not, by themselves, predict injury or harm to health.

The following sections describe the structure, assumptions, and fundamental parameters of the Ergoniza Intelligent biomechanical model.