Investigation of flexible hose insertion forces and selected factors

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-46

  Drinkaus, P ^a   Armstrong, T ^a   Foulke, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Force; Hand; Hoses

Indexed keywords

FLANGES;

FLEXIBLE HOSE; FORCE; HAND; HEALTH PROFESSIONALS; INSERTION FORCE; INSERTION PROCESS; ROTATIONAL VELOCITY;

HOSE;

APPARATUS; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HAND GRIP; HOSE; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; OSCILLATION; ROTATION; SELF EVALUATION; WORKER;

EID: 51349085537     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2008.01.015     Document Type: Article

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