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Languages : en
Pages : 29
Book Description
Standardized physical testing of load carriage systems allows for comparison between load carriage simulator measures, stiffness measures, and human performance measures from field trials. The objectives of this project were to develop benchmark criteria from a pool of backpack measures, and to use the correlation between human & simulator measures to establish threshold limit values for bearer safety. A Pearson correlation matrix with 76 total variables (39 simulator variables, 37 stiffness & field testing variables) was developed and results are presented to show which variables significantly correlated with human factors measurements. Variables of note include pack displacement, subject discomfort, force and moment averages & amplitudes, pressure measurements, stiffness about all three axes, and mobility & function in human trials. The findings support the use of standardized physical testing as a method of military load carriage evaluation.