An ergonomic assessment of four female shoes: Friction coefficients of the soles on the floors and electromyographic activities in the shank when walking

Journal of the Chinese Institute of Industrial Engineers

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 472-480

  Li, Kai Way ^a  

^a CHUNG HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coefficient of friction; EMG; Footwear assessment; Subjective rating

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; FRICTION; MUSCLE; POLYURETHANES; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION (COF); EMG; FOOTWEAR ASSESSMENT; SUBJECTIVE RATING;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY;

EID: 24644447757     PISSN: 10170669     EISSN: 21517606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10170660309509253     Document Type: Article

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