Comparing stationary standing with an intermittent walking posture during assembly operations

Human Factors and Ergonomics In Manufacturing

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 666-677

  Balasubramanian, Venkatesh ^a   Adalarasu, Kanagasabal ^a   Regulapati, Rahul ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

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Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY OPERATIONS; CENTER OF PRESSURES; COMFORT INDICES; COMFORT LEVELS; CONTACT AREAS; DYNAMIC EVALUATIONS; FOOT PRESSURES; PRESSURE CHANGES; PSYCHO-PHYSICAL TESTS; PSYCHOPHYSICAL STUDIES; ROOT MEAN SQUARE VELOCITIES; ROOT MEAN SQUARES; STANDING POSTURES;

EID: 61449118106     PISSN: 10908471     EISSN: 15206564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hfm.20132     Document Type: Article

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