+Gz acceleration loss of consciousness: Use of g-suit pressurization and sensory stimulation to enhance recovery

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn 3, Issue , 2007, Pages 1296-1300

  Tripp, Lloyd D ^a   Warm, Joel S ^b   Matthews, Gerald ^b   Chiu, Peter Y ^b   Bracken, R Bruce ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN ENGINEERING; PHYSICAL THERAPY;

+GZ ACCELERATIONS; FIGHTER PILOTS; INDUCED LOSS; LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS; SENSORY STIMULATION; TACTILE STIMULATION; TOTAL PERFORMANCE;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 58149486752     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1177/154193120705101903     Document Type: Conference Paper

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