Prediction of handgrip forces using surface EMG of forearm muscles

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 358-366

  Hoozemans, Marco J M ^a   Van Dieën, Jaap H ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

EMG; Force prediction; Grip force; Hand tools

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ERGONOMICS; EVALUATION; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 16244419414     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2004.09.001     Document Type: Article

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