The effect of handle friction and inward or outward torque on maximum axial push force

Human Factors

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 227-236

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

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORCE CONTROL; MOTION ESTIMATION; TORQUE CONTROL;

HANDLE FRICTION; RUBBER HANDLES;

FRICTION;

ALUMINUM; RUBBER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORCE; FRICTION; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INWARD TORQUE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTWARD TORQUE; TORQUE;

EID: 44349148418     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1518/001872008X250692     Document Type: Article

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