A sEMG-based method for assessing the design of computer mice

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 26 IV, Issue , 2004, Pages 2450-2453

  Agarabi, Mina ^a   Bonato, Paolo ^b   De Luca, C J ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Harvard Medical   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EMG; Ergonomics; Musculoskeletal disorder; Non keyboard input devices; Surface electromyography

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS; ELECTRODES; ERGONOMICS; MICE (COMPUTER PERIPHERALS); MUSCLE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

BLOOD FLOW; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; NON-KEYBOARD INPUT DEVICES; SURFACE ELECTROMYOGRAPHY;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY;

EID: 11144348268     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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