Biomechanical evaluation of the comfort of automobile clutch pedal operation

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 209-221

  Wang, Xuguang ^a   Le Breton Gadegbeku, Blandine ^a   Bouzon, Lionel ^a  

^a Inst Natl de Recherche sur les   (France)

Author keywords

Biomechanical evaluation; Clutch pedal; Comfort discomfort; Lower limb; Pedal operation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; ERGONOMICS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); SENSORY PERCEPTION;

PEDAL RESISTANCE;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY HEIGHT; CAR; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGOMETRY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; WORKLOAD;

EID: 3242688658     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2004.04.007     Document Type: Article

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