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Numerous computer vision algorithms have been developed to automate posture analysis and enhance the efficiency and accuracy of ergonomic evaluations. However, the most effective algorithm for conducting ergonomic assessments remains uncertain. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify the optimal camera position and monocular 3D pose model that would facilitate precise and efficient ergonomic evaluations. We evaluated and compared four currently available computer vision algorithms: Mediapipe BlazePose, VideoPose3D, 3D-pose-baseline, and PSTMO to determine the most suitable model for conducting ergonomic assessments. Based on the findings, the side camera position yielded the lowest Mean Absolute Error (MAE) across static, dynamic, and combined tasks. This positioning proved to be the most reliable for ergonomic assessments. Additionally, VP3D_FB demonstrated superior performance among evaluated models.Practitioner Summary: This study aimed to determine the most effective computer vision algorithm and camera position for precise and efficient ergonomic evaluations. Evaluating four algorithms, we found that the side camera position with VideoPose3D yielded the lowest Mean Absolute Error (MAE), ensuring precise and efficient evaluations.
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This paper presents a method for image segmentation and object detection. The proposed strategy consists of two major stages. The first one corresponds to image segmentation, which is based on the active contour model (ACM) algorithm, using an automatic selection of the best candidate features among gradient, polarity, and depth, coupled with a combination of them by the kernel support vector machine (KSVM). Although existing techniques, such as the ones based on ACM, perform well in the single-object case and non-noisy environments, these techniques fail when the scene consists of multiple occluding objects, with possibly similar colors. Thus, the second stage corresponds to the identification of salient and occluded objects based on the fuzzy C-mean algorithm (FCM). In this stage, the depth is included as another clue that allows us to estimate the cluster number and to make the clustering process more robust. In particular, complex occlusions can be handled this way, and the objects can be properly segmented and identified. Experimental results on real images and on several standard datasets have shown the success and effectiveness of the proposed method.