The personal lift-assist device and lifting technique: A principal component analysis

Ergonomics

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 392-402

  Sadler, Erin M ^a   Graham, Ryan B ^a   Stevenson, Joan M ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gender; Kinematics; Lifting; PLAD; Principal component analysis

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC ENERGY; EXTERNAL FORCE; GENDER; JOINT KINEMATICS; LIFTING; LIFTING TECHNIQUES; LOW BACK; MAIN EFFECT; MANUAL MATERIALS HANDLING; ON-BODY; OPTO-ELECTRONICS; PLAD; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS;

ERGONOMICS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; KINEMATICS; MATERIALS HANDLING; PLANT LAYOUT; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; ORTHOTICS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LIFTING; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956371406     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2011.556259     Document Type: Article

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