To determine the effects of load carriage and walking speed on stride parameters and the coordination of trunk movements, twelve subjects walked on a level treadmill at a range of walking speeds (0.6 m/s - 1.6 m/s) with and without a backpack containing 40% of their body mass. It was hypothesized that compared to unloaded walking load carriage decreases transverse pelvic and thoracic rotation, the mean relative phase between pelvic ...
Data from four studies of standard and prototype load-carriage equipment were analyzed to determine the effects of the weight borne by male and female load carriers on time to traverse a 3.2-km course at maximal speed and on energy expenditure and kinetic and kinematic variables during externally paced walking at 4.8 km-1 hr. The equipment configurations included fighting, approach, and sustainment loads, with masses varying from 12 kg to 50 ...
This issue contains articles on the following subjects: (1) Using Biomechanics to Improve Warfighter Load-Carrying Capability; (2) The Case for Human Performance Representation in Computer-Generated Forces; (3) Cognitive Cockpit Systems: From Flight/Mission Management Towards Knowledge-based Cockpit Assistant Systems; and (4) Command and Control: Human Performance Modeling.
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