Three-dimensional finite element simulations of the mechanical response of the fingertip to static and dynamic compressions

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-63

  Wu, John Z ^a   Welcome, Daniel E ^a   Dong, Ren G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact pressure; Fingertip; Finite element model; Soft tissue mechanics; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES; CONTACT INTERACTION; CONTACT PRESSURES; DYNAMIC LOADING CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; FE MODEL; FINGERTIP; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FLAT SURFACES; FORCE RESPONSE; HARD TISSUES; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; MODEL PREDICTION; OPTIMIZE DESIGN; SKIN LAYER; SKIN SURFACES; SOFT TISSUE; SOFT TISSUE MECHANICS; STATIC AND DYNAMIC; STATIC AND DYNAMIC LOADING; STRESS/STRAIN; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; TIME-DEPENDENT; TIME-DEPENDENT RESPONSE;

BONE; DYNAMIC LOADS; EXCITONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HISTOLOGY; LOADING; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; TISSUE; VISCOELASTICITY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELASTICITY; FINGER; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HARDNESS; HUMAN; KINETICS; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STIMULATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VISCOSITY;

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELASTICITY; FINGERS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HARDNESS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 33748193036     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255840600603641     Document Type: Article

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