Tushar Kulkarni1, Dr. Rashmi Uddanwadiker2
Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.13, No.2, pp. 87-104, 2016, DOI:10.3970/mcb.2016.013.099
Abstract This paper aims to determine the force required for holding the objects by human hand. A static analysis is performed on mathematical models to obtain holding force considering lower arm as class three lever and by varying the joint angles. Three mathematical models are discussed to quantify the force required to hold any object, for different weight of the object and the joint angles. A noninvasive experimentation using surface electromyogram was performed to determine the forces required by human hand for the same objects used in the mathematical modeling. Twenty-one male subjects participated in this… More >