Biomechanical and physiological comparison of conventional webbing and the M83 assault vest

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-53

  Coombes, Jeff S ^a   Kingswell, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Running efficiency; Running kinematics; Webbing

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; KINEMATICS; PERSONNEL; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

RUNNING EFFICIENCY; RUNNING KINEMATICS; WEBBING;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RUNNING; SOLDIER; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VIDEORECORDING; WEIGHT BEARING; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE TEST; GUNSHOT INJURY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CALORIMETRY, INDIRECT; ENERGY METABOLISM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RUNNING; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING; WEIGHT-BEARING; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 19644363713     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2004.09.004     Document Type: Article

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