Can passengers' active head tilt decrease the severity of carsickness?: Effect of head tilt on severity of motion sickness in a lateral acceleration environment

Human Factors

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 226-234

  Wada, Takahiro ^a   Konno, Hiroyuki ^a   Fujisawa, Satoru ^a   Doi, Shun'Ichi ^a  

^a KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

automobile; carsickness; head tilt strategy; motion sickness; ride comfort; vehicle motion

Indexed keywords

CARSICKNESS; HEAD-TILT STRATEGY; MOTION SICKNESS; RIDE COMFORTS; VEHICLE MOTION;

AUTOMOBILES; CENTRIFUGATION; DISEASES;

ACCELERATION;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CAR DRIVING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMAN; MALE; MOTION SICKNESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION SICKNESS; POSTURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859416085     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: 15478181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018720812436584     Document Type: Article

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