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Evaluation of Support Device for Manual Handling of Gas Cylinders

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Robotics in Natural Settings (CLAWAR 2022)

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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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Acknowledgments

This study was conducted in collaboration with Astomos Energy Corporation. The authors express their gratitude to the following:

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  1. Chuo University, Kasuga 1-13-27, Tokyo, 112-8551, Japan

    Kiyotaka Oba, Manabu Okui & Taro Nakamura

  2. Research and Development Initiative, Chuo University, Kasuga 1-13-27, Tokyo, 112-8551, Japan

    Rie Nishihama

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  1. Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal

    José M. Cascalho

  2. School of Engineering, London South Bank University, London, UK

    Mohammad Osman Tokhi

  3. School of Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Manuel F. Silva

  4. Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal

    Armando Mendes

  5. Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering (M3), Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

    Khaled Goher

  6. Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal

    Matthias Funk

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Oba, K., Okui, M., Nishihama, R., Nakamura, T. (2023). Evaluation of Support Device for Manual Handling of Gas Cylinders. In: Cascalho, J.M., Tokhi, M.O., Silva, M.F., Mendes, A., Goher, K., Funk, M. (eds) Robotics in Natural Settings. CLAWAR 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 530. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15226-9_50

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