Evaluating the effects of activation mode, torque and horizontal operating distance on hand-arm response while operating pneumatic screwdrivers

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 171-179

  Chang, Chih Hung ^a   Wang, Mao Jiun J ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Activation mode; Hand arm response; Operating distance; Pneumatic screwdriver

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; LOADS (FORCES); TORQUE; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

PNEUMATIC SCREWDRIVERS;

PNEUMATIC EQUIPMENT;

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDEX FINGER; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; TORQUE; VIBRATION;

EID: 0034889145     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(01)00030-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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