The effects of insertion method and force on hand clearance envelopes for rubber hose insertion tasks

Human Factors

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 152-163

  Grieshaber, D Christian ^a   Armstrong, Thomas J ^b   Chaffin, Don B ^b   Keyserling, W Monroe ^b   Ashton Miller, James ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY TASKS; AUTOMOTIVE ASSEMBLIES; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; CYLINDRICAL OBJECTS; FLEXIBLE HOSE; IN-FIELD; INSERTION FORCE; INSERTION METHODS; RUBBER HOSE;

HOSE; RUBBER;

RUBBER PRODUCTS;

RUBBER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; CAR; CLEARANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND; HAND GRIP; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MUSCLE FORCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOREARM; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68149157337     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018720809336414     Document Type: Article

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