Forces associated with pneumatic power screwdriver operation: Statics and dynamics

Ergonomics

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1161-1177

  Lin, Jia Hua ^a   Radwin, Robert G ^b   Fronczak, Frank J ^b   Richard, Terry G ^b  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cumulative trauma; Hand force; Musculoskeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); PNEUMATIC TOOLS; TORQUE;

SCREWDRIVERS;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; ERGONOMICS; FORCE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OPERATOR; PNEUMATIC TOOL; PREDICTION; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; STATISTICS; TORQUE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HAND INJURIES; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOLOGY; TORQUE; UNITED STATES; VIBRATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0042415302     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0014013031000139518     Document Type: Article

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