Comparison of two methods for determining vibrotactile perception thresholds at the fingertips

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• Personal Author:
  Brammer, A. J. ; Yu-G
• Description:
  ISO 13091-1 provides four alternative configurations for the orientations of the stimulator and finger to determine vibrotactile perception thresholds (VPTs). In these four configurations, two of them are with the probe of the stimulator contacting the fingertip from below, while another two are with the probe facing down and contacting the fingertip from above. The two configurations with the fingertip contacted from above are considered in this paper. For these, only a probe contacts the fingertip in Method A, whereas the probe and a surround contact the fingertip in Method B. In both methods the hand is fully supported by an arm rest with the palm facing upwards. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Men Musculoskeletal System Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Safety Sense Organs Vibration Women
• Keywords:
  Analytical-instruments Analytical-methods Extremities Force Hand-injuries Measurement-equipment Mechanical-tests Nerve-damage Nerve-function Noise-levels Noise-waves Physiological-measurements Physiological-response Physiological-testing Sensitivity-testing Sensory-thresholds Standards Vibration-effects Vibration-exposure Vibration-pickups

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• Publisher:
  University of Guelph
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  20-21
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20045776
• Citation:
  Human vibration - from theory to industrial and clinical applications, proceedings of the fifth American Conference on Human Vibration, June 10-13, 2014, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Oliver M, ed. Guelph, Ontario, Canada: University of Guelph, 2014 Jun; :20-21
• Editor(s):
  Oliver M
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction ; Manufacturing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Dentistry
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Human vibration - from theory to industrial and clinical applications, proceedings of the fifth American Conference on Human Vibration, June 10-13, 2014, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
• End Date:
  20130831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201064/cdc_201064_DS1.pdf
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