Open AccessA Method for Reducing Adaptor Misalignment when Testing Gloves Using ISO 10819
Author(s) -
W.P. Smutz,
Ren G. Dong,
Bum Soo Han,
Aaron W. Schopper,
Daniel E. Welcome,
Michael L. Kashon
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
the annals of occupational hygiene
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1475-3162
pISSN - 0003-4878
DOI - 10.1093/annhyg/mef037
Subject(s) - transmissibility (structural dynamics) , standard deviation , test method , simulation , vibration , accelerometer , structural engineering , signal transducing adaptor protein , engineering , computer science , biomedical engineering , acoustics , mathematics , statistics , medicine , vibration isolation , physics , receptor , operating system
International standard ISO 10819 was established in order to quantify the vibration attenuation characteristics of anti-vibration gloves. One problem that exists with the standard is possible misalignment of the palm adaptor that is placed underneath the test glove. If the adaptor becomes misaligned, the measured glove transmissibility will be lower than the actual value. A tri-axial accelerometer was installed in the adaptor and was used as the basis for providing visual feedback of the adaptor alignment to the test subjects. The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that adaptor misalignment could be reduced by providing feedback to the test subjects.
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