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Factors influencing variability in load forces in a tripod grasp.
Experimental brain research - 1 Mar 2002
Baud-Bovy Gabriel, Soechting John F
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this investigation was to determine the factors that influence the variability in the load force during a precision grip. Subjects grasped an object with three coarse contact surfaces using a tripod grasp of the thumb, index and middle fingers. The orientations of the contact surfaces and their locations relative to the object's center of mass were varied. Forces and torques exerted by each of the...
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