NDLI: Development of an Experimental Method to Estimate the Operating Force of a Hand-Held Power Tool Utilizing Measured Transfer Functions

Content Provider	The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Digital Collection
Author	Lim, Alvin Kim, Jay Zechmann, Edward
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	Hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) collectively refers to diseases caused by prolonged exposure to intensive hand-transmitted vibration, which has been affecting millions of workers who use hand-held power tools. The force interacting between a hand-held power tool and the work-piece is valuable basic information in studying hand-arm vibration problems, however cannot be measured directly. An experimental method is developed to estimate this tool force by utilizing the input point impedance of the hand and measured transfer functions of the tool. The developed method is applied to calculate the tool force of a hand-held grinder and a circular saw to demonstrate and validate the method. Possible applications of the method to study hand-arm vibration or tool design are explained.
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9780791856246
DOI	10.1115/IMECE2013-65801
Volume Number	Volume 4A: Dynamics, Vibration and Control
Conference Proceedings	ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
Language	English
Publisher Date	2013-11-15
Publisher Place	San Diego, California, USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Design Circular saws Vibration Tool grinders Transfer functions Diseases
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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Development of an Experimental Method to Estimate the Operating Force of a Hand-Held Power Tool Utilizing Measured Transfer Functions