An investigation on the relationship between grip, push and contact forces applied to a tool handle

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 507-518

  Welcome, D ^a   Rakheja, S ^b   Dong, R ^a   Wu, J Z ^a   Schopper, A W ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Grip force; Hand coupling force; Hand force; Hand arm vibration; Hand handle contact force; Hand handle contact pressure; Push force; Tool handle

Indexed keywords

CONTACT FORCES; HANDLE-HAND INTERFACE; INTERFACE PRESSURES;

COMPACTION; HAND TOOLS; HEALTH RISKS; LOADS (FORCES); VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE FORCE; PRESSURE SENSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIBRATION;

EID: 6344281158     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2004.06.005     Document Type: Article

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