Analysis of the contact interactions between fingertips and objects with different surface curvatures

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 219, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 89-103

  Wu, J Z ^a   Dong, R G ^a  

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

Author keywords

Computer simulations; Fingertip; Finite element analysis; Grasp; Soft tissue mechanics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; ERGONOMICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HAND TOOLS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TISSUE; SEALS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TOOLS;

CONTACT INTERACTION; FINGERTIP; GRASP; SOFT TISSUE MEACHANICS; STRAIN DISTRIBUTION;

BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELASTICITY; EVALUATION; FINGER; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; STIMULATION; TOUCH; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELASTICITY; FINGERS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOUCH;

CONTACT CHARACTERISTICS; CONTACT INTERACTION; CONTACT PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; FINGERTIP; FINGERTIP DEFORMATION; GRASP; SOFT TISSUE MECHANICS; SURFACE CURVATURES;

EID: 17644366139     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095441105X9327     Document Type: Article

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