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Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of varying the centre of gravity of the load on physiological, biomechanical, & subjective factors of experienced soldiers. A secondary purpose was to examine the relationship of these factors to a standardized load carriage simulator test. In the study, 22 soldiers marched on a treadmill for 15 minutes carrying a modified backpack consisting of a pack frame & a movable load box containing 36 kilograms. In addition, a load carriage vest was used to examine a balanced load distribution. Results are presented with regard to: physiological measures collected using oxygen consumption & heart rate; biomechanical measures collected from video images of gait to calculate trunk & body lean; subjective measures of pressure points using a body scan image; and general assessments of each system & overall ranking.