Control of grip force when tilting objects: Effect of curvature of grasped surfaces and applied tangential torque

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 24, 1998, Pages 10724-10734

  Goodwin, Antony W ^a   Jenmalm, Per ^b   Johansson, Roland S ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fingertip forces; Fingertip torque; Friction; Grasp stability; Grip force; Human hand; Object shape; Precision grip; Rotational slip; Tangential torsional loads

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORCE; FRICTION; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDEX FINGER; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THUMB; TILTING; TORQUE;

EID: 0032535044     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-24-10724.1998     Document Type: Article

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