A kinematic, kinetic and electromyographic comparison of stooped sheep shearing techniques and shearing with a sheep manipulator

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 137-145

  Marshall, R N ^a   Burnett, A F ^b  

^a EASTERN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Kinematics; Kinetics EMG; Sheep shearing

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GRAVITATION; KINEMATICS; KINETIC THEORY; PERSONNEL; SHEARING; VIDEO CAMERAS;

STATIC STRENGTH PREDICTION PROGRAM; STOOPED SHEARING TECHNIQUES; TRUNK;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CALCULATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FILM; GRAVITY; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; MALE; MICROMANIPULATOR; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; STANDING; WORKER;

EID: 1942443216     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2003.11.003     Document Type: Article

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