Ergonomic assessment of handle design by means of electromyography and subjective rating

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 346-354

  Böhlemann, Jürgen ^a   Kluth, Karsten ^a   Kotzbauer, Knut ^a   Strasser, Helmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

electromyography; ergonomic qualities; subjective ratings; tool and handle design; working conditions

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GRAVITATION; HAND TOOLS; MUSCLE; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ERGONOMIC QUALITIES; HANDLE DESIGN; SUBJECTIVE RATING; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 0028577882     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-6870(94)90053-1     Document Type: Article

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