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. 2014 Nov 25;1:140047. doi: 10.1038/sdata.2014.47

Table 1. P.AllLifts—matrix describing all single trials.

Column Variable Unit Description
1 Part integer Participant number
2 Run integer Series number
3 Lift integer Sequential trial within series
4 CurW integer Current weight—[1=165 g, 2=330 g, 4=660 g]
5 CurS integer Current surface—[1=sandpaper, 2=suede, 3=silk]
6 PrevW integer Weight in previous Lift—[1=165 g, 2=330 g, 4=660 g]
7 PrevS integer Surface in previous Lift—[1=sandpaper, 2=suede, 3=silk]
8 StartTime seconds Start time relative to start of series.
9 LEDOn seconds Time when the LED in the Perspex plate was turned on; this the signal to the participant to commence a Lift (always 2 )
10 LEDOff seconds Time when the LED in the Perspex plate was turned off; this was the signal to the participant to replace the object
11 BlockType integer Type of Series—[1=Weight series; 2=Friction series; 3=Mixed weight and friction series]
12 tIndTouch seconds Time when the index finger touched the object
13 tThumbTouch seconds Time when the thumb touched the object
14 tFirstDigitTouch seconds Time when the first digit touched the object
15 tBothDigitTouch seconds Time when both digits have touched the object
16 tIndStartLoadPhase seconds Time when the index finger start to apply load force
17 tThuStartLoadPhase seconds Time when the thumb finger start to apply load force
18 tBothStartLoadPhase seconds Time when both digits have started to apply load force
19 tLiftOff seconds Time when the object lifted off from the support
20 tReplace seconds Time when the object was replaced on the support
21 tIndRelease seconds Time when the index finger released the object
22 tThuRelease seconds Time when the thumb released the object
23 tBothReleased seconds Time when both digits have released the object
24 GF_Max N Maximum grip force (mean of the maximum GF applied by the index finger and the thumb)
25 LF_Max N Maximum load force (sum of the maximum LF applied by the index finger and the thumb)
26 dGF_Max N/s Maximum GF rate
27 dLF_Max N/s Maximum LF rate
28 tGF_Max seconds Time when the maximum GF occurred
29 tLF_Max seconds Time when the maximum LF occurred
30 tdGF_Max seconds Time when the maximum GF rate occurred
31 tdLF_Max seconds Time when the maximum LF rate occurred
32 GF_hold N Mean GF in a 200 ms time window starting 300 ms before LEDOff
33 LF_hold N Mean LF in a 200 ms time window starting 300 ms before LEDOff
34 tHandStart seconds Time when the hand starts to move (after LEDOn)
35 tHandStop seconds Time when the hand stops (returned to blue area)
36 tPeakVelHandReach seconds Time when the tangential hand velocity reaches its maximum during the reaching phase
37 tPeakVelHandRetract seconds Time when the tangential hand velocity reaches its maximum during the retraction phase
38 GripAparture_Max cm Maximum grip aperture (MGA) during the reaching movement
39 tGripAparture_Max seconds Time of MGA
40 Dur_Reach seconds Duration of the reaching phase (from start of hand movement to initial object touch)
41 Dur_Preload seconds Duration of the preload phase, i.e., from digit contact until LF application commenced
42 Dur_LoadPhase seconds Duration of the load phase, i.e., from LF was applied until object lift-off
43 Dur_Release seconds Duration of the release phase, i.e., from moment the object was replaced on the table (tReplace) until both digits had released the object