Title :
A comparison of impact and vibration loading on locomotive crew members with exposures in activities of daily living
Author :
Larson, Robert E. ; Fries, Robert H. ; Cooperrider, Neil K.
Author_Institution :
Exponent, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Abstract :
The levels of impact and vibration loading experienced by locomotive crewmembers have been measured for a variety of rail yard and over-the-road operations. These levels are compared to the acceleration levels experienced in such typical daily activities as walking, running and descending stairs. The typical daily activities exposure is derived from a series of tests in which subjects instrumented with accelerometers performed the tasks of interest
Keywords :
acceleration; health hazards; locomotives; personnel; railways; safety; vibrations; acceleration levels; accelerometers; daily activities exposure; impact loading; locomotive crew members; over-the-road operations; rail yard operations; stairs; vibration loading; Acceleration; Accelerometers; Instruments; Performance evaluation; Rails; Railway engineering; Road vehicles; Spine; Testing; Vibration measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Railroad Conference, 2001. Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE/ASME Joint
Conference_Location :
Toronto, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7085-6
DOI :
10.1109/RRCON.2001.921767
