Ergonomic evaluation of a wearable assistive device for overhead work

Ergonomics

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1864-1874

  Rashedi, Ehsan ^a   Kim, Sunwook ^a   Nussbaum, Maury A ^a   Agnew, Michael J ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

exoskeleton; overhead work; shoulder; wearable assistive device

Indexed keywords

EXOSKELETON (ROBOTICS); SHOULDERS (ROAD);

ERGONOMIC EVALUATION; MECHANICAL ARM; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; OVERHEAD WORK; PHYSICAL DEMAND; POTENTIAL UTILITY; UPPER EXTREMITY; WEARABLE ASSISTIVE DEVICES;

WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY;

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ARM; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SELF HELP DEVICE; SHOULDER; STANDARDS; WORK;

ADULT; ARM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LIFTING; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; SELF-HELP DEVICES; SHOULDER; WORK;

EID: 84911474576     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2014.952682     Document Type: Article

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