Finite element analysis of the penetrations of shear and normal vibrations into the soft tissues in a fingertip

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 718-727

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

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

Author keywords

Frequency domain; Modal analysis; Power tool; Soft tissue mechanics; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; MODAL ANALYSIS; RESONANCE; SKIN; VISCOELASTICITY;

FINGER-HAND-ARM SYSTEM; FREQUENCY VIBRATION; POWER TOOLS; SOFT TISSUE MECHANICS;

TISSUE;

ARTICLE; CONTACT STRESS; FINGER TIP INJURY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; VIBRATION; VISCOELASTICITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELASTICITY; ENERGY TRANSFER; FINGERS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOUCH; VIBRATION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 33947533723     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2006.07.005     Document Type: Article

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