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Investigation of hand capabilities under a variety of performance conditions and an attempt to explain performance differences
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Bronkema, Lisa Bishu, Ram R. |
| Copyright Year | 1993 |
| Description | Human capabilities such as dexterity, manipulability, and tactile perception are unique and render the hands as a very versatile, effective and a multipurpose tool. This is especially true for environments such as the EVA environment. However, with the use of the protective EVA gloves, there is much evidence to suggest that human performance decreases. In order to determine the nature and cause of this performance decrement, several performance tests were run which studied the effects of gloves on strength, tactile feedback, and range of motion. Tactile sensitivity was measured as a function of grip strength, and the results are discussed. Equipment which was developed to measure finger range of motion along with corresponding finger strength values is discussed. The results of these studies have useful implications for improved glove design. |
| File Size | 688164 |
| Page Count | 14 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19940020872 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t49p7zq5n |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1993-12-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Man/system Technology And Life Support Performance Tests Tactile Discrimination Gloves Fingers Feedback Human Performance Extravehicular Activity Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
