A psychophysical study of high-frequency arm lifting

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 238-245

  Fox, Robert R ^a   Smith, James L ^b  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Texas Tech University   (United States)

Author keywords

Arm lifting; High frequency lifting; Light weight lifting; Psychophysics

Indexed keywords

ARM LIFTING; CONTROLLED VARIABLES; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; LIGHT WEIGHT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PSYCHOPHYSICAL MEASURES; PSYCHOPHYSICAL STUDIES; PSYCHOPHYSICS;

INDUSTRY; PHYSIOLOGY; RESEARCH; UNLOADING;

LOADING;

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SHOULDER; TASK PERFORMANCE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 84896712820     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: 18728219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2012.11.004     Document Type: Article

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