TY - JOUR
T1 - Ergonomic evaluation of pilot oxygen mask designs
AU - Lee, Wonsup
AU - Yang, Xiaopeng
AU - Jung, Daehen
AU - Park, Seikwon
AU - Kim, Heeeun
AU - You, Heecheon
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - A revised pilot oxygen mask design was developed for better fit to the Korean Air Force pilots’ faces. The present study compared an existing pilot oxygen mask and a prototype of the revised mask design with 88 Korean Air Force pilots in terms of subjective discomfort, facial contact pressure, and slip distance on the face in high gravity. The average discomfort levels, facial contact pressures, and slip distance of the revised mask were reduced by 33%–56%, 11%–33%, and 24%, respectively, compared to those of the existing oxygen mask. The mask evaluation method employed in the study can be applied to ergonomic evaluation of full- or half-face mask designs.
AB - A revised pilot oxygen mask design was developed for better fit to the Korean Air Force pilots’ faces. The present study compared an existing pilot oxygen mask and a prototype of the revised mask design with 88 Korean Air Force pilots in terms of subjective discomfort, facial contact pressure, and slip distance on the face in high gravity. The average discomfort levels, facial contact pressures, and slip distance of the revised mask were reduced by 33%–56%, 11%–33%, and 24%, respectively, compared to those of the existing oxygen mask. The mask evaluation method employed in the study can be applied to ergonomic evaluation of full- or half-face mask designs.
KW - Ergonomic evaluation
KW - Facial contact pressure
KW - Mask slip distance
KW - Pilot oxygen mask
KW - Subjective discomfort
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U2 - 10.1016/j.apergo.2017.10.003
DO - 10.1016/j.apergo.2017.10.003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85030757767
SN - 0003-6870
VL - 67
SP - 133
EP - 141
JO - Applied Ergonomics: human factors in technology and society
JF - Applied Ergonomics: human factors in technology and society
ER -