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Ergonomic evaluation of protective clothing for earthquake disaster search and rescue team members

Ergonomic evaluation of protective clothing for earthquake disaster search and rescue team members PurposeThe ergonomic performance of protective clothing for earthquake disaster search and rescue team members is significant for its protective performance. The paper aims to discuss these issues.Design/methodology/approachBy experimental simulations of the rescue tasks, an evaluation system for the protective clothing in both static and dynamic conditions was designed and established in this study. In static evaluation, motion capture system was used to measure the ranges of motions. The mobility was analyzed by the comprehensive evaluation method. In dynamic experiments, three types of rescue tasks were simulated for ergonomic evaluation. The results were analyzed based on the multi-levels joint evaluation method.FindingsIt was shown that the established evaluation system could meet well with the requirements of the ergonomic evaluation.Originality/valueFuzzy comprehensive evaluation method is an effective tool in ergonomic evaluation of clothing. The newly designed coverall and suit are of better ergonomic performance compared with the in-service clothing. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology Emerald Publishing

Ergonomic evaluation of protective clothing for earthquake disaster search and rescue team members

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Emerald Publishing
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Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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0955-6222
DOI
10.1108/IJCST-11-2015-0124
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PurposeThe ergonomic performance of protective clothing for earthquake disaster search and rescue team members is significant for its protective performance. The paper aims to discuss these issues.Design/methodology/approachBy experimental simulations of the rescue tasks, an evaluation system for the protective clothing in both static and dynamic conditions was designed and established in this study. In static evaluation, motion capture system was used to measure the ranges of motions. The mobility was analyzed by the comprehensive evaluation method. In dynamic experiments, three types of rescue tasks were simulated for ergonomic evaluation. The results were analyzed based on the multi-levels joint evaluation method.FindingsIt was shown that the established evaluation system could meet well with the requirements of the ergonomic evaluation.Originality/valueFuzzy comprehensive evaluation method is an effective tool in ergonomic evaluation of clothing. The newly designed coverall and suit are of better ergonomic performance compared with the in-service clothing.

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International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology – Emerald Publishing

Published: Nov 7, 2016

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