Technical note: the use of mirrors during an assembly task: A study of ergonomics and productivity

Ergonomics

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 215-228

  Lutz, Tim J ^a   Starr, Heather ^a   Smith, Christy A ^a   Stewart, Aaron M ^a   Monroe, Mike J ^a   Joines, Sharon M B ^a   Mirka, Gary A ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Assembly task posture productivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; NECK INJURY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRODUCTIVITY; SHOULDER INJURY; SIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL AID; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN; POSTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035182065     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130120518     Document Type: Article

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