Paper Info
Title
The effect of bimanual lifting on grip force and weight perception
Abstract
Previous studies have shown that lifting a weight with two hands feels lighter than lifting the same weight with one hand. One explanation for this effect could be that increasing the number of digits decreases the total grip force required to lift and hold the object therefore, resulting in a 'lighter' percept. Here, we carried out a pilot study on the effect of bimanual lifting on weight perception and total grip force. Preliminary results indicate that bimanually lifted weights feel lighter than unimanually lifted weights and that the total bimanual grip force is not significantly different than the unimanual grip force. Alternative explanations for the illusion of the bimanual 'lighter' weight percept are discussed.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1007/978-3-642-14064-8_20
EuroHaptics
Keywords
Field
DocType
pilot study,previous study,weight perception,bimanual lifting,weight percept,preliminary result,total bimanual grip force,unimanual grip force,total grip force,alternative explanation
Illusion,Lift (force),Simulation,Psychology,Weight Perception,Physical medicine and rehabilitation,Grip force,Percept
Conference
Volume
ISSN
ISBN
6191
0302-9743
3-642-14063-7
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
2
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Christos Giachritsis1245.54
Alan Wing2235.20