Responses to Harmonic Acceleration with Varying Head Positions.

Abstract

To determine if a particular head position results in maximal response to stimulation, 50 subjects were tested with sinusoidal acceleration in three head positions with reference to the horizontal plane. A PDP-11/34 digital computer was used to analyze the responses. The pertinent parameters were gain, phase, and directional preponderance. The results showed no difference in the parameters for the three head positions. This suggests that positioning a subject's head for rotational testing is not as critical as previously believed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA114736

Entities

People

  • Daniel E. Dreher
  • Edward J. Engelkens
  • James W. Wolfe
  • Kennith W. Stevens

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Classification
  • Directional
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Eye
  • Eye Movements
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Domain
  • Procurement
  • Right Angles
  • Rotation
  • Security
  • Surgery

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  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.