Analysis of Air Resistance Effects on the Velocity of Falling Human Beings,
Abstract
A clear understanding of the aerospace environment's effect on the human body allows one to define exposure criteria, to establish human tolerance limits, and to develop protection principles or techniques to extend man's ability in the environment. Toward the foregoing objective there is a constant search for definition of the mechanical force field in which flying personal operate. One of the most commonly encountered environmental stresses on the human body is transient acceleration, or impact. The paper deals with impact velocity of free-falling humans and how this velocity is modified by air resistance. (Modified author abstract)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 08, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0761490
Entities
People
- J. Sidney Cotner
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory