The effect of torque direction and cylindrical handle diameter on the coupling between the hand and a cylindrical handle

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 3236-3243

  Seo, Na Jin ^a   Armstrong, Thomas J ^a   Ashton Miller, James A ^a   Chaffin, Don B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Grip force distribution; Hand biomechanics; Hand ergonomics; Hand torque strength; Torque direction

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; ERGONOMICS; FORCE MEASUREMENT; JOINTS (ANATOMY); SKIN FRICTION; TORQUE MEASUREMENT;

GRIP FORCE DISTRIBUTION; HAND BIOMECHANICS; HAND ERGONOMICS; HAND TORQUE STRENGTH; TORQUE DIRECTION;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTAL PHALANX; DISTAL PHALANX FLEXION; FEMALE; FORCE; FRICTION; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND; HAND PALM; HUMAN; MALE; MODEL; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SKIN; THUMB; TORQUE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TORQUE;

EID: 34948892053     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.04.023     Document Type: Article

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