Question

Sitting at her desk, the writer reached for the mechanical pencil, picked it up, positioned it, and then began to write on the pad of paper. After finishing one sentence, she lifted the pencil, and read the sentence. She then put the pencil aside and reached for the rectangular eraser nearby. Grasping and positioning it, she erased one of the words in the sentence. Write a list of the therbligs (symbol and name) that comprise this motion sequence and label each basic motion with a brief description. If there are multiple possibilities, explain why you choose a particular therblig.

Answer 1

Explanation:

The list of the therbligs (symbol and name) are:

• "positioned it" = Position (P)
• "began to write on" = Use (U)
• "After finishing one sentence, she lifted the pencil, and read the sentence." = Inspect (I)
• "reached for the" = Transport empty [unloaded] (TE) or Reached (R)
• "Grasping" = Grasp (G)
• "positioning it" = Position (P)
• "She then put the pencil aside and reached for the rectangular eraser nearby." = Unavoidable delay (UD).
• "erased one of the words in the sentence." = Select (St)

These decisions were made in line with the overall goal of eliminating unneeded movements.