Hand-handhold coupling: Effect of handle shape, orientation, and friction on breakaway strength

Human Factors

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 705-717

  Young, Justin G ^a   Woolley, Charles ^a   Armstrong, Thomas J ^a   Ashton Miller, James A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT; FINGER FLEXION; GRIP STRENGTH; HORIZONTAL CYLINDERS; LOW FRICTION; SAFE DESIGNS; SURFACE FRICTION; VERTICAL CYLINDERS;

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); EXPERIMENTS; TRIBOLOGY;

FRICTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; SAFETY;

EID: 76049095840     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: 15478181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018720809355969     Document Type: Article

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