Methods of estimating the effect of integral motorcycle helmets on physiological and psychological performance
| Autor: | Piotr Pietrowski, Maria Konarska, Iwona Sudoł-Szopińska, Anna Bogdan, Anna Luczak |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Adult
Engineering medicine.medical_specialty media_common.quotation_subject education Poison control Audiology Cognition Heart Rate medicine Reaction Time Humans Safety Risk Reliability and Quality Simulation Fatigue media_common business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Skin temperature Thermal comfort Humidity Carbon Dioxide Work performance Oxygen Affect Mood Motorcycles Air temperature Motorcycle helmets Head Protective Devices business Skin Temperature human activities Safety Research Psychomotor Performance Vigilance (psychology) |
| Zdroj: | International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics : JOSE. 18(3) |
| ISSN: | 1080-3548 |
| Popis: | This article proposes a method for a comprehensive assessment of the effect of integral motorcycle helmets on physiological and cognitive responses of motorcyclists. To verify the reliability of commonly used tests, we conducted experiments with 5 motorcyclists. We recorded changes in physiological parameters (heart rate, local skin temperature, core temperature, air temperature, relative humidity in the space between the helmet and the surface of the head, and the concentration of O(2) and CO(2) under the helmet) and in psychological parameters (motorcyclists' reflexes, fatigue, perceptiveness and mood). We also studied changes in the motorcyclists' subjective sensation of thermal comfort. The results made it possible to identify reliable parameters for assessing the effect of integral helmets on performance, i.e., physiological factors (head skin temperature, internal temperature and concentration of O(2) and CO(2) under the helmet) and on psychomotor factors (reaction time, attention and vigilance, work performance, concentration and a subjective feeling of mood and fatigue). Language: en |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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