Modeling of the interaction between grip force and vibration transmissibility of a finger.

•We developed a hybrid finger model to simulate the vibrations of the hand–finger system when gripping a vibrating handle.•The model combines the conventional finite element models, multi-body musculoskeletal models, and lumped mass models.•The general trends of the model predictions agree well with the previous experimental measurements.•The interactions of the active musculoskeletal force, the contact condition, and global system vibration were accounted for.