Evaluation of handle design characteristics in a maximum screwdriving torque task

Ergonomics

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1404-1418

  Kong, Y K ^a   Lowe, B D ^b   Lee, S J ^c   Krieg, E F ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

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

^c Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Handle shape; Handle surface; Maximum torque exertion; Screwdriver handle design

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; MUSCLE; SCREWS; TORQUE;

FINGER FORCE CONTRIBUTIONS; MAXIMUM TORQUE EXERTION; SCREWDRIVER HANDLE DESIGN; WORKPIECE ORIENTATION;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTAL PHALANX; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERGONOMICS; FINGER PHALANX; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATERIALS HANDLING; METACARPAL BONE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; NORMAL HUMAN; TASK PERFORMANCE; TORQUE;

ADULT; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; TORQUE;

EID: 34547511104     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130701393775     Document Type: Article

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