Effects of keyswitch design and finger posture on finger joint kinematics and dynamics during tapping on computer keyswitches

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 600-608

  Jindrich, Devin L ^a   Balakrishnan, Aruna D ^a   Dennerlein, Jack T ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Finger; Impact; Joint stiffness; Keyswitch; Mechanical properties; Posture; Typing

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; KINEMATICS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STIFFNESS; TORQUE;

FINGER DYNAMICS; INJURY MECHANISMS;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; FORCE; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPEDANCE; INDEX FINGER; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOINT STIFFNESS; KINEMATICS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; TORQUE; VELOCITY;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; POSTURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TORQUE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 3242735590     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2004.03.003     Document Type: Article

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