Torque levels, subjective discomfort, and muscle activity associated with four commercially available screwdrivers under static and dynamic work conditions

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 291-301

  Wang, Mao Jiun J ^a   Lin, Chih Long ^a   Shih, Yuh Chuan ^b   Chung, Hsiu Chen ^c   Strasser, Helmut ^d  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Hua Fan University

^d UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KINESTHESIA; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TORQUE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; KINESTHESIS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TORQUE;

EID: 33746588268     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.102.2.291-301     Document Type: Article

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