Journal of the Ergonomics Society of Korea (대한인간공학회지)

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Evaluation of Glove Designs Applying Change in Hand Length Dimensions by Hand Motion

손동작에 따른 손체표 길이 변화를 적용한 장갑 설계 평가

  • 권오채 (삼성전자 무선통신사업부) ;
  • 선미선 (한국국방연구원 자원관리연구센터) ;
  • 정기효 (포항공과대학교 기계산업공학부) ;
  • 이민정 (포항공과대학교 기계산업공학부) ;
  • 연수민 (경북대학교 의류학과) ;
  • 유희천 (포항공과대학교 기계산업공학부) ;
  • 김희은 (경북대학교 의류학과)
  • Published : 2005.11.30
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Abstract

Use of a glove made of materials with a low elasticity decreases the performance of the hand such as agility, dexterity, range of motion, and grip strength. The present study examined if the adverse effects of a low-elastic glove can be reduced by a design which accommodates the changes of hand surface lengths by hand motion. Two glove designs which provide patches of elastic cloth and pleats at the finger joints and knuckle were developed by considering the hand surface length changes, and then compared with two conditions(bare hand and conventional glove design that does not consider the dynamic characteristics of the hand dimensions) in terms of completion time in peg board insertion task, maximum grip strength, discomfort in hand motion, discomfort in force exertion, and overall discomfort by 24 right-handed participants. The test results confirmed that wearing of a glove significantly reduced the agility and grip strength capability of the hand and indicated that the novel designs were effective to lessen the performance decreases compared to the conventional design. Also, of the glove designs, the pleat glove design was found most preferred for both better hand performance and less subjective discomfort.

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