Keyswitch orientation can reduce finger joint torques during tapping on a computer keyswitch

Human Factors

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 121-129

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

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; FORCE CONTROL; SENSORS; TORQUE;

COMPUTER KEYSWITCH; FINGER JOINT TORQUES; KEYSWITCH DESIGN;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; HUMAN; KEYBOARD; MALE; ORIENTATION; TORQUE;

ADULT; COMPUTERS; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TORQUE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646382576     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1518/001872006776412153     Document Type: Article

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