Ergonomic study on nurses that attend the feeding task to neonates through data Acquisition, Validation, and processing obtained from depth sensors

The present study is focused on nurses that attend neonates, and more in detail on the standing bottle-feeding activity. To measure the ergonomic risk, REBA method analyzes the human body in two parts in order to get a final score that represents the risk level and the required action level in this task. Data will be obtained through the repetition of the task in a controlled and settled space with two different systems, a referenced one that is a photogrammetry laboratory and the other about depth sensors, which will be assessed. Besides setting the risk level of the task, the project assesses the sensor in a functional way and looks for using this experimental method in the future in real time and in real areas that need a quick and reliable ergonomic risk analysis. The results showed that depth sensors can be used as a reliable instrument to determine the risk level and that the feeding task presents a medium risk level which means that an action should be taken.