NIRS application in evaluating threaded-fastener driving assembly tasks

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 146-152

  Lin, Jia Hua ^a   Maikala, Rammohan V ^a   McGorry, Raymond ^a   Brunette, Christopher ^a  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure assessment; Hand tool; Intermittent grip; Torque reaction; Work pace; work:rest ratios

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY LINE; ASSEMBLY TASKS; BLOOD VOLUMES; CONTROL JOINT; DEOXYGENATIONS; DRIVING SESSION; DYNAMIC BALANCE; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; EXTENSOR MUSCLES; FORCE GAUGES; GRIP FORCE; HAND-HELD POWER TOOLS; LABORATORY STUDIES; MAXIMUM VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION; METABOLIC DEMANDS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; NON-INVASIVE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN DELIVERY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PHYSICAL DEMAND; POWER TOOLS; RATE OF CHANGE; REAL TIME; REPETITIVE TASK; TISSUE OXYGENATION; TISSUE OXYGENATION INDEX; TOOL OPERATIONS; TORQUE REACTION; UPPER EXTREMITY; UPPER EXTREMITY MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; WORK PRODUCTIVITY; WORK-RELATED;

ERGONOMICS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INFRARED TRANSMISSION; LOCKS (FASTENERS); MUSCLE; OXYGEN; OXYGENATION; OXYGENATORS; TORQUE;

HAND TOOLS;

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEOXYGENATION; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE METABOLISM; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NORMAL HUMAN; OPERATOR; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN SATURATION; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; REST; TASK PERFORMANCE; TISSUE OXYGENATION; TORQUE;

EID: 77949273981     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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