The influence of seat backrest angle on human performance during whole-body vibration

Ergonomics

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 114-128

  Paddan, G S ^a   Holmes, S R ^b   Mansfield, N J ^c   Hutchinson, H ^b   Arrowsmith, C I ^b   King, S K ^b   Jones, R J M ^b   Rimell, A N ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF NAVAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

backrest angle; human performance; reaction time; tracking; whole body vibration

Indexed keywords

BACKREST ANGLE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HUMAN PERFORMANCE; NASA-TLX; REACTION-TIME TASK; ROOT MEAN SQUARES; STATIONARY CONDITIONS; VERTICAL VIBRATIONS; VIBRATION MAGNITUDE; VIBRATION PLATFORM; VIBRATION STIMULI; WHOLE-BODY VIBRATIONS;

AUTOMOBILE SEATS; NASA; SURFACE DISCHARGES; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

HUMAN REACTION TIME;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REACTION TIME; STANDARD; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIBRATION;

ADULT; BACK; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VIBRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857866334     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2011.634030     Document Type: Article

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