Light armoured vehicle (LAV) occupant seated postures / Capt. Gabrielle Chafe, Capt. Tommy Poirier, Cpl Olivier Hamel, Adrienne Sy.: D68-9/029-2020E-PDF

"Military vehicles have the distinction of transporting fully kitted soldiers. The seated postures, and the influence of personal protective equipment (PPE) to soldier seated postures in light armoured vehicles (LAV) were not well understood. This study looked at the seated posture changes that occur when soldiers were wearing their PPE in three different LAV (LAV III, LAV 6 and LAV LORIT) while seated in three seats (passenger, driver and turret). A total of 23 male participants were monitored with inertial accelerometers to determine body posture angles while seated in LAV seats. Seated posture changes were evaluated with different levels of PPE, while seated in the three seats within the three LAV"--Abstract, page i.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Defence R&D Canada, issuing body.
Title Light armoured vehicle (LAV) occupant seated postures / Capt. Gabrielle Chafe, Capt. Tommy Poirier, Cpl Olivier Hamel, Adrienne Sy.
Series title Reference document ; DRDC-RDDC-2020-D029
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) "June 2020."
Cover title.
"CAN Unclassified."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 37-38).
Includes abstract in French.
Publishing information Québec (Québec) Canada : Defence Research and Development Canada = Recherche et développement pour la défense Canada, 2020.
©2020
Author / Contributor Chafe, Gabrielle S., author.
Description 1 online resource (viii, 40 pages, 2 unnumbered pages) : illustrations, graphs, photographs.
Catalogue number
  • D68-9/029-2020E-PDF
Subject terms Armored vehicles, Military.
Sitting position.
Engins blindés.
Position assise.
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