The effect of added degrees of freedom and handle type on upper limb muscle activity during simulated hand tool use

Ergonomics

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-35

  Fischer, Steven L ^a   Wells, Richard P ^a   Dickerson, Clark R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Fatigue; Interface stability; Tool handle; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM; FATIGUE; FINE MOTOR CONTROL; FORCE APPLICATION; INTERFACE STABILITIES; LIMITED DATA; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; MUSCULAR ACTIVITIES; RELATIVE ACTIVITIES; SHOULDER JOINTS; UPPER EXTREMITY; UPPER LIMBS;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; MECHANICS; MUSCLE;

HAND TOOLS;

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLOSCOPE; SHOULDER; TOOL USE; WORKPLACE; FOREARM; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOREARM; HUMANS; MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SHOULDER;

EID: 66149181910     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130802479895     Document Type: Article

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