Grip force vectors for varying handle diameters and hand sizes

Human Factors

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 244-251

  Edgren, Cally S ^a   Radwin, Robert G ^b   Irwin, Curtis B ^b  

^a ROCKWELL AUTOMATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOOR HANDLES; ERGONOMICS; HAND TOOLS; MACHINE DESIGN; VECTORS;

GRASPED INSTRUMENTED CYLINDERS; GRIP FORCE VECTORS; METACARPALS; OVEREXERTION;

FORCE MEASUREMENT;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINGER; FORCE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METACARPAL BONE; NORMAL HUMAN; ADULT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 4644243811     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1518/hfes.46.2.244.37337     Document Type: Article

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