Quantifying precision and speed effects on muscle loading and rest in an occupational hand transfer task

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-20

  Escorpizo, Reuben S ^a,b   Moore, Anne E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cycle time; EMG; Hand transfer; Musculoskeletal disorders; Precision

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

CYCLE TIMES; HAND TRANSFERS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS;

MUSCLE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND; HAND FUNCTION; HAND GRIP; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOADING TEST; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY;

EID: 33845230232     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2006.09.001     Document Type: Article

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