Kinematics of the trunk in sitting posture: An analysis based on the instantaneous axis of rotation

Ergonomics

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 695-706

  Page, Alvaro ^a,b   de Rosario, Helios ^b   Mata, Vicente ^a   Porcar, Rosa ^b   Solaz, José ^b   Such, Maria José ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE BIOMECÁNICA DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Human motion analysis; Instantaneous axis of rotation; Seat design; Sitting posture

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE-MOTION; AXIS OF ROTATION; BIOMECHANICAL MODEL; CHARACTERISATION; DESIGN CRITERION; FLEXION-EXTENSION; HUMAN MOTION ANALYSIS; INSTANTANEOUS AXIS OF ROTATION; KINEMATIC ANALYSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; NEW APPROACHES; OFFICE CHAIR; RELATIVE MOTION; ROLLING MOTION; SEAT DESIGN; SEATED POSTURE; SEQUENTIAL ACTIVATION; SITTING POSTURE;

BIOMECHANICS; KINEMATICS;

ROTATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHAIR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MOTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PELVIS; PHOTOGRAPHY; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATION; SITTING; THORAX; TRUNK; BIOENGINEERING; BODY POSTURE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; PELVIS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; POSTURE; ROTATION; THORAX;

EID: 67650472307     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130802559001     Document Type: Article

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