Effects of glove, orientation, pressure, load, and handle on submaximal grasp force

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 247-256

  Buhman, Dion C ^a   Cherry, Jennifer A ^a   Bronkema Orr, Lisa ^a   Bishu, Ram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Gloves; Grasp control; Grasp force; Tactile sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; HAND TOOLS; MANUAL CONTROL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SUBJECTIVE TESTING;

GRASP CONTROL; GRASP FORCE;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORCE; GLOVE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0034141979     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(99)00015-3     Document Type: Article

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