Some design recommendations to improve comfort in helmets: a case study from China
(1996) In Journal of Human Ergology 25. p.145-154- Abstract
- Abstract in Undetermined
Unless the basic user needs are satisfied in safety helmets, it is difficult to get workers to wear them habitually and for long periods. Hotness, weight and fitting problems are major wearability issues that require improvements. The enormous need for an optimally designed helmet in China prompted a case study on comfort aspects in helmets. The subjective impressions of the wearers of test helmets provided useful information for design changes to improve comfort. The heat transfer measurements through helmets indicated the need for ventilation openings to be provided on the shell of plastic helmets. Due to the advantage of low weight and good ventilation, it is recommended that cane helmets be further... (More) - Abstract in Undetermined
Unless the basic user needs are satisfied in safety helmets, it is difficult to get workers to wear them habitually and for long periods. Hotness, weight and fitting problems are major wearability issues that require improvements. The enormous need for an optimally designed helmet in China prompted a case study on comfort aspects in helmets. The subjective impressions of the wearers of test helmets provided useful information for design changes to improve comfort. The heat transfer measurements through helmets indicated the need for ventilation openings to be provided on the shell of plastic helmets. Due to the advantage of low weight and good ventilation, it is recommended that cane helmets be further developed to improve protection, wearability and durability, and subsequently be produced in large scale. (Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/1600971
- author
- Abeysekera, John ; Holmér, Ingvar LU ; Liu, Xiaoxiong ; Gao, Chuansi LU and Wu, Zhenhua
- organization
- publishing date
- 1996
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- helmet, comfort, heat, ergonomics, design
- in
- Journal of Human Ergology
- volume
- 25
- pages
- 145 - 154
- publisher
- Tokyo, Uni. of Tokyo Press.
- external identifiers
-
- scopus:0030310016
- ISSN
- 0300-8134
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- id
- 9a7fd00b-3d1a-44b2-991a-152e53521e3c (old id 1600971)
- alternative location
- https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jhe1972/25/2/25_2_145/_pdf
- date added to LUP
- 2016-04-01 15:50:09
- date last changed
- 2023-09-18 13:32:46
@article{9a7fd00b-3d1a-44b2-991a-152e53521e3c,
abstract = {{Abstract in Undetermined<br/>Unless the basic user needs are satisfied in safety helmets, it is difficult to get workers to wear them habitually and for long periods. Hotness, weight and fitting problems are major wearability issues that require improvements. The enormous need for an optimally designed helmet in China prompted a case study on comfort aspects in helmets. The subjective impressions of the wearers of test helmets provided useful information for design changes to improve comfort. The heat transfer measurements through helmets indicated the need for ventilation openings to be provided on the shell of plastic helmets. Due to the advantage of low weight and good ventilation, it is recommended that cane helmets be further developed to improve protection, wearability and durability, and subsequently be produced in large scale.}},
author = {{Abeysekera, John and Holmér, Ingvar and Liu, Xiaoxiong and Gao, Chuansi and Wu, Zhenhua}},
issn = {{0300-8134}},
keywords = {{helmet; comfort; heat; ergonomics; design}},
language = {{eng}},
pages = {{145--154}},
publisher = {{Tokyo, Uni. of Tokyo Press.}},
series = {{Journal of Human Ergology}},
title = {{Some design recommendations to improve comfort in helmets: a case study from China}},
url = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/4486873/4352616.pdf}},
volume = {{25}},
year = {{1996}},
}