Computational analysis of the influence of seat pan inclination and friction on muscle activity and spinal joint forces

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 52-57

  Rasmussen, John ^a   Tørholm, Søren ^a,b   de Zee, Mark ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b ANYBODY TECHNOLOGY A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Friction; Inverse dynamics; Musculoskeletal modeling; Seat pan inclination; Seating

Indexed keywords

BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSES; COMPUTATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS; DESIGN PROCESSES; FATIGUE CRITERIONS; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; FULL BODIES; FURNITURE DESIGNS; GENERIC COMPUTERS; HUMAN BODIES; INTERNAL FORCES; INVERSE DYNAMICS; JOINT FORCES; JOINT LOADS; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; MUSCLE FATIGUES; MUSCULOSKELETAL MODELING; MUSCULOSKELETAL MODELS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTHS; SEATED POSTURES; SEATING; SHEAR FORCES; SPINAL LOADS; WORKPLACE DESIGNS;

BIOMECHANICS; CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS; DESIGN; DYNAMICS; ERGONOMICS; FRICTION; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; MODAL ANALYSIS; TRIBOLOGY;

MUSCLE;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ERGONOMICS; FRICTION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRUM; SPINE;

EID: 58049160068     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2008.07.008     Document Type: Article

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