Therbligs and Basic 17 motion name of therblig

Therbligs :

A graphical representation of the co-ordinated activities of an operators body members. These activities ar described in terms of basic or fundamental motions known as therbligs.

                                       

At the time Frank Gilbreth was doing his work in the field of motion study, he also concluded that any manual activity could be described in terms of 17 fundamental motions. This comparable to our being able to describe every word in the English language in terms of some of the 26 letters of the alphabet. Each of these fundamental motions is called a Therblig.

Basic 17 motion name of Therblig:

Name of Therblig	Letter abbreviation
Search Select Grasp Transport empty Transport loaded Hold Release Load Position Pre-position Inspect Assemble Disassemble Use Unavoidable   Delay Avoidable Delay Plan Rest	Sh ST G TE TL H RL P PP I A DA U UD AD Pn R