Evaluation of an experimental testing system for non-powered hand tools

Proceedings of the XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association, 'Ergonomics for the New Millennium'

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 643-646

  Niemelä, Tanja ^a   Leppänen, Markku ^a   Päivinen, Minna ^a   Mattila, Markku ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

EMG; Ergonomics; Eurohandtool; Force measurement system; Hand tool

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOMECHANICS; FORCE MEASUREMENT; HAND TOOLS; QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT;

EMG; EUROHANDTOOL;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 1842685326     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1177/154193120004402239     Document Type: Conference Paper

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