Measurement of prehensile grasp capabilities by a force and moment wrench: Methodological development and assessment of manual workers

Ergonomics

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-58

  Greig, Michael ^a   Wells, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Force; Hand; Instrumentation; Moment; Strength; Wrench

Indexed keywords

DYNAMOMETERS; HAND TOOLS; PERSONNEL;

GRASP CAPABILITY;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DYNAMOMETRY; ELBOW FLEXION; FEMALE; HAND DISEASE; HAND FUNCTION; HAND GRIP; HAND MOVEMENT; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; NORMAL HUMAN; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDING; WORKER; WRIST DISEASE;

BIOMECHANICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXERTION; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; OCCUPATIONS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RESEARCH; SEX FACTORS; WORK; WORKLOAD; WRIST;

EID: 0842263889     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130310001611107     Document Type: Article

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