Assessment of knife sharpness by means of a cutting force measuring system

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 83-89

  Marsot, Jacques ^a   Claudon, Laurent ^a   Jacqmin, Marc ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE ET DE SÉCURITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Cutting; Ergonomics; Force; Knife; MSD

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; CUTTING; FORCE MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; STEEL ANALYSIS;

BLADE INCLINATION ANGLE; CUTTING FORCES; KNIFE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS (MSD);

ERGONOMICS;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; ERGONOMICS; FORCE; KNIFE; MEASUREMENT; PERFORMANCE; SAMPLE; THICKNESS; VELOCITY;

EID: 33747109114     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2005.12.007     Document Type: Article

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