Human Factors and Diving Equipment Design.

摘要

For too long divers have been asked to compensate for inadequately designed equipment. In recent years, the Behavioral Sciences Dept; at this institute--in cooperation with the Navy Experimental Diving Unit and the Performance Physiology Lab. of the University of California at Los Angeles--has engaged in a series of human engineering studies in diving. A combination of physiological measures, biomechanical dynamic anthropometric measures, and underwater performance assessment appears to provide the most efficient way of approaching diver performance. The physiological cost of the equipment, the impact of the equipment on the diver's performance, and the diver's ability to work under varying environmental conditions still needs considerable research investigation. In this report the human bioengineering and performance physiology techniques outlined above are discussed; recommendations are made for further systematic cooperative research with other laboratories.