Development and assessment of the Canadian personal load carriage system using objective biomechanical measures

Ergonomics

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1255-1271

  Stevenson, Joan M ^a   Bryant, J Tim ^a   Reid, Susan A ^a   Pelot, Ron P ^b   Morin, Evelyn L ^a   Bossi, Linda L ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Backpacks; Biomechanics; Compliance; Fragmentation vests; Load carriage; Rucksacks; Simulator; Tactical assault vests

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; ERGONOMICS; RESEARCH; SKIN; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

BIOMECHANISTS; LOAD CARRIAGE (LC) SYSTEM; SKIN CONTACT PRESSURE;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CANADA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLOTHING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOTION; PREDICTION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PROCESS DESIGN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOLDIER;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; CANADA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MILITARY MEDICINE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 5144233273     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130410001699128     Document Type: Article

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