Efficacy of using thermography to assess shoulder loads during overhead intermittent work

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1313-1317

  Barker, Linsey M ^a   Hughes, Laura E ^a   Babski Reeves, Kari L ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL PROBLEMS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

DUTY CYCLES; THERMAL PATTERNS;

THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

EID: 44349121634     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1177/154193120605001312     Document Type: Conference Paper

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