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Project

Smart handling of moderate loads (SMARTHANDLER)

The overall goal of the project is to develop architectures for new smart industrial lifting systems for moderate weights. The smart lifting system will therefore have the following features: (1) the ability to move different weights with minimal physical strain on operators, (2) the flexibility to handle different loads (both in weight and in shape) at different ranges. As a direct consequence, this new smart lifting system would drastically reduce ergonomic and long-term health problems as operators would no longer have to use cumbersome lifting equipment. In several companies, absenteeism due to ergonomic problems is greater than 2%, leading to both direct costs for the company and social costs.

Date:1 Apr 2019 →  31 May 2023
Keywords:industrial lifting systems
Disciplines:Automation and control systems