Simulation of mechanical responses of fingertip to dynamic loading

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 253-264

  Wu, J Z ^a   Dong, R G ^a   Rakheja, S ^a   Schopper, A W ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Hyperelastic; Soft tissue mechanics; Vibration; Visco elastic

Indexed keywords

BONE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; DYNAMIC LOADS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NAILS; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

FINGERTIPS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; FINGER; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HAND FUNCTION; HAND GRIP; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SOFT TISSUE; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; THEORY; VIBRATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FINGERS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTION; NAILS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PRESSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VIBRATION; VISCOSITY; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0036246755     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4533(02)00018-8     Document Type: Article

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