Considerations Relative to the Use of Canes by Blind Travelers in Air Carrier Aircraft Cabins,

Abstract

Results are presented of specific areas of study; i.e.: (1) passenger evacuation time lapses with and without the presence of canes; (2) emergency exiting advantages and disadvantages with and without the presence of canes; (3) the utility of surrogate canes of the folding and telescoping varieties; (4) the movement of an unsecured cane during a high g deceleration; (5) the utility of a cane inside an aircraft during an emergency evacuation; and (6) implications of a passenger carrying a cane while descending an evacuation chute. The test program described involved evacuation tests from the Civil Aeromedical Institute (CAMI) evacuation simulation test facility, crash simulation tests conducted on the CAMI track, and static loading of different cane types to the failure point. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA092528

Entities

People

  • D. L. Lowrey
  • J. A. Anderson
  • J. D. Garner
  • J. G. Blethrow
  • R. F. Chandler

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Cabins
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Cargo Aircraft
  • Emergencies
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Flow Rate
  • Fuselages
  • Medical Personnel
  • Passengers
  • Seat Belts
  • Simulators
  • Static Tests
  • Test Facilities
  • Test Methods
  • Transport Aircraft
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Aerial Delivery - Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space