Evaluating the effects of interface factors on the torque exertion capabilities of operating handwheels

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 28, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 375-382

  Shih, Yuh Chuan ^a   Wang, Mao Jiun J ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gloves; Handwheel; Operating height; Wrist radial ulnar deviation torque

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELBOW; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FORCE; GENDER; GLOVE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; SHOULDER; TORQUE; WRIST;

EID: 0031259538     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(96)00061-0     Document Type: Article

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