The boundaries for joint angles of isocomfort for sitting and standing males based on perceived comfort of static joint postures

Ergonomics

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 614-648

  Kee, Dohyung ^a   Karwowski, Waldemar ^b  

^a Keimyung University   (South Korea)

^b University of Louisville   (United States)

Author keywords

Comfort ratings; Joint angles of isocomfort musculoskeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

JOINT POSTURES;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BACK; BODY POSTURE; ELBOW; ERGONOMICS; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH; ISOMETRICS; JOINT; MALE; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; MOTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SITTING; STANDING; WRIST;

EID: 0035873055     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130110038044     Document Type: Article

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