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Surface pressure in the hand when holding a drilling machine under different drilling conditions
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In this article, the authors studied how different using conditions influence the surface pressure in the hand while performing simulated drilling tasks using an ordinary impact drilling machine and found that the pressure in all situations was highest on the web between the index finger and the thumb.About:
This article is published in International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics.The article was published on 2002-05-01. It has received 20 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Total pressure.read more
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Identifying factors of comfort in using hand tools.
TL;DR: This work investigated which factors determine comfort/discomfort in using hand tools according to users and found that descriptors of functionality are most related to comfort in usingHand tools followed by descriptor of physical interaction and descriptor of appearance become secondary in comfort inUsing hand tools.
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Recent advances in biodynamics of human hand-arm system.
TL;DR: A new conceptual model relating factors influencing cause-effect relationships for HTV Exposure, a new study strategy, and a comprehensive review of the recent advances in the biodynamics closely associated with HTV exposure are presented.
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A multi-level systems approach for the development of tools, equipment and work processes for the construction industry.
Joachim Vedder,Eilı́s J Carey +1 more
TL;DR: A multi-level ergonomics approach is proposed addressing issues of safety, health, physical work load, and productivity in the construction industry, which has lower standards than other industries and therefore has a need and opportunity for improvement.
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Development of a new capacitive matrix for a steering wheel's pressure distribution measurement
Alberto Garinei,Roberto Marsili +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a capacitive sensor matrix for pressure distribution at the operator's hand-car steering wheel interface is used to evaluate steering wheel goodness and seat effectiveness through on-road tests and evaluate the efficiency of the power steering mechanism.
Ergonomic Assessment Methods for the Evaluation of Hand Held Industrial Products:A Review
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss some approaches for product evaluation and discuss their significance in designing better products, and provide a solid foundation on which any future research for product development and assessment can be performed and analyzed.
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The skin and friction: deviations from Amonton's laws, and the effects of hydration and lubrication.
Stanley Comaish,Eva Bottoms +1 more
TL;DR: It has been established that the behaviour of skin is not portrayed by the simple laws of friction, but by a more complex relationship of the type F =μWn, probably because skin is subject to viscoelastic rather than purely plastic deformation.
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Studies on Blisters Produced by Friction: I. Results of Linear Rubbing and Twisting Technics
TL;DR: The present studies are mainly variations on and extensions of Naylor's fundamental work on the experimental production of friction blisters on the skin of volunteers, and use a special apparatus for linear to-and-fro rubbing.
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Transmission of vibration in the hand-arm system with special reference to changes in compression force and acceleration.
TL;DR: The hand-arm system appears to be linear at the acceleration range considered; the increase in handle vibration by, e.g., 10 dB also increased vibration in the hand by 10 dB, so changes in the weight of a vibrating tool does not reduce vibration enough and attempts to reduce vibration should concentrate on the mechanical parts of the engines.
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Ergonomics evaluation of a foam rubber grip for tool handles
G.L. Fellows,Andris Freivalds +1 more
TL;DR: To measure grip force distribution on a tool handle, Force Sensing Resistors were calibrated, placed on two different types of grip and interfaced to a personal computer, indicating a very uneven distribution in grip force, but with the foam grip providing a more uniform distribution.
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Sensitivity of the hand to surface pressure.
TL;DR: The results show that sustained EASP does not hurt at once, but becomes painful after a short time and the time of exposure was found to be important also for the quality of the sensation.