Mathematical models for predicting G-level tolerances

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 506-513

  Burton, Russell R ^a,b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceleration tolerance; Environmental accommodation; G level tolerance models; G protection; Human tolerance

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIRCRAFT; AIRPLANE PILOT; ARTICLE; GRAVITY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AVIATION; HUMANS; HYPERGRAVITY; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 0034053025     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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