BUOYANCY AND STABILITY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HUMAN BODY AND PERSONNEL FLOTATION DEVICES.

Abstract

A study was directed toward providing a technical basis on which to judge statistically the effectiveness of buoyancy and stability provided by personnel flotation devices for the general boating population. A detailed theory of PFD buoyancy and stability has been formulated. Statistical methods for evaluating the adequacy of the buoyancy and stability provided by a PFD in terms of fraction of the population adequately served have been developed. Tasks performed include a literature search, a theoretical analysis of the problem, a measurements program on a limited population to determine relevant physical characteristics, a statistical data analysis program to illustrate the adequacy of added buoyancy and stability in terms of fraction of the population served, and the design of a larger-scale test and analysis program to obtain statistically reliable data on the general boating population. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 1970
Accession Number
AD0708188

Entities

Organizations

  • Arthur D. Little

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Body Composition
  • Coast Guard
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Mining
  • Data Science
  • Health Services
  • Human Body
  • Information Science
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistical Data
  • Statistical Samples
  • Subcutaneous Tissue
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

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