Human Hand Motion Analysis during Different Eating Activities
Joint Authors
Hussain, Zakia
Zainul Azlan, Norsinnira
Yusof, Arif Zuhairi bin
Source
Applied Bionics and Biomechanics
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-02-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The focus of this research is to analyse both human hand motion and force, during eating, with respect to differing food characteristics and cutlery (including a fork and a spoon).
A glove consisting of bend and force sensors has been used to capture the motion and contact force exerted by fingers during different eating activities.
The Pearson correlation coefficient has been used to show that a significant linear relationship exists between the bending motion of the fingers and the forces exerted during eating.
Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and independent samples t-tests are performed to establish whether the motion and force exerted by the fingers while eating is influenced by the different food characteristics and cutlery.
The middle finger motion showed the least positive correlation with index fingertip and thumb-tip force, irrespective of the food characteristics and cutlery used.
The ANOVA and t-test results revealed that bending motion of the index finger and thumb varies with respect to differing food characteristics and the type of cutlery used (fork/spoon), whereas the bending motion of the middle finger remains unaffected.
Additionally, the contact forces exerted by the thumb tip and index fingertip remain unaffected with respect to differing food types and cutlery used.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hussain, Zakia& Zainul Azlan, Norsinnira& Yusof, Arif Zuhairi bin. 2018. Human Hand Motion Analysis during Different Eating Activities. Applied Bionics and Biomechanics،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-12.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hussain, Zakia…[et al.]. Human Hand Motion Analysis during Different Eating Activities. Applied Bionics and Biomechanics No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-12.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Hussain, Zakia& Zainul Azlan, Norsinnira& Yusof, Arif Zuhairi bin. Human Hand Motion Analysis during Different Eating Activities. Applied Bionics and Biomechanics. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1114821
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1114821