Biomechanical analysis of the dimensions of pilot seats in civil aircraft

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 9-14

  Goossens, R H M ^a,b   Snijders, C J ^a,b   Fransen, T ^b  

^a FACULTY OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERING   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aviation; Biomechanics; Ergonomics; Seat

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT SEATS; ANTHROPOMETRY; AVIATION; BIOMECHANICS;

PILOT SEATS;

ERGONOMICS;

AIRCRAFT; AIRPLANE PILOT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; SEAT;

EID: 0342514623     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(99)00028-9     Document Type: Article

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