Title :
Measuring hand forces and wrist motions for preventing injuries in the workplace
Author_Institution :
EXOS Inc., Burlington, MA, USA
Abstract :
Cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs) are injuries which result from the same tasks being performed over and over. An instrument for measuring hand forces and wrist motions to study CTDs is presented. Three Hall effect sensors are used to measure wrist motion; two for flexion/extension and one for radial/lunar deviation of the wrist. To measure pressure distribution, resistive ink force sensors are used that can be attached to any surface of the hand with spray glue or tape. Software collects the data from the sensors for recording and analyses. Uses for the instrument are discussed
Keywords :
Hall effect transducers; biological techniques and instruments; biomechanics; force measurement; health hazards; pressure measurement; spatial variables measurement; Hall effect sensors; cumulative trauma disorders; hand forces; injuries; pressure distribution; resistive ink force sensors; spray glue; tape; workplace; wrist motions; Force measurement; Force sensors; Hall effect devices; Injuries; Ink; Instruments; Moon; Motion measurement; Pressure measurement; Wrist;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 1990., Proceedings of the 1990 Sixteenth Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
State College, PA
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.1990.66325
