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Personnel Seating Research for Air Force Aerospace Vehicles
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The Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory net seat research program is discussed. Net crew seat prototypes evaluated provided excellent body support during 1 g comfort studies and centrifuge exposure up to 16.5 g's. However, undesirable seat occupant rebound occurred during low frequency vibration and ground landing impact experiments. An experimental net seat system is presented, designed to eliminate seat occupant rebound without compromising comfort and sustained acceleration support properties.
Prototype 16 gaft facing passenger seats utilizing the net body support approach were designed, dynamically evaluated, and finally rejected due to excessive weight and failure to meet strength criteria.
Several seating configurations utilizing the net seat technique for body support are discussed.
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Peterson, R., "Personnel Seating Research for Air Force Aerospace Vehicles," SAE Technical Paper 640521, 1964, https://doi.org/10.4271/640521.Also In
References
- Wood, Paul W. Jr. “Investigation of a Net Crew Seat Concept for Advanced Flight Vehicles,” ASD TR 61-546
- Peterson Richard L. “An Investigation of the Comfort Properties of the Net Seat Concept.” ASRMDD-TM 62-50
- Peterson Richard L. “An Investigation of the Sustained Acceleration Properties of the Net Seat,” ASRMDD-TM 62-58
- Clarke Neville P. Hyde Alvin S. Cherniack Neil S. Lindberg Evan F. “A Preliminary Report of Human Response to Rearward-Facing Re-Entry Accelerations,” WADC TN 59-109
- Ziegenruecker Gerd H. Magid Edward B. “Short Time Human Tolerance to Sinusoidal Vibrations,” WADC TR 59-391
- von Gierke H. E. “Laboratory Research on Dynamic Acceleration Stress.” Paper presented at Joint AMD/ASD Conference entitled, “Crew Escape Techniques for Aerospace Vehicles,” Feb. 19-20 1963 WPAFB Ohio
- Peterson Richard L. “An Investigation of the Vibration Properties of the Net Crew Seat System,” ASRMDD-TM 63-31
- Magid Edward B. Coermann R. R. “The Reaction of the Human Body to Extreme Vibrations,” Paper in Proceedings of the Institute of Environmental Sciences, National Meeting 1960 135
- Peterson Richard L. “An Investigation of the Abrupt Acceleration Properties of the Prototype Net Crew Support Restraint System,” FDFR TM 63-25