The motion of a ship at sea and the consequent motion sickness amongst passengers
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Measurements were made of the motion of a ship, and of the consequent seasickness experienced by passengers. Data are presented for 17 voyages of up to 6 hours duration, involving 4915 passengers. Vertical motion occurred up to 1·0 m s−2 r.m.s. and vomiting incidence of up to nearly 40% was encountered. Both vomiting incidence and illness rating correlated well with root mean square vertical z-axis acceleration. The effect of exposure duration was also investigated, producing suggestions for a combined measure of acceleration and time. Multiple regression analysis with all six axes of motion revealed only a small increase in correlation when all directions of motion in addition to the z-axis were taken into account.
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- Authors
- LAWTHER, A., & GRIFFIN, M. J.
- Affiliations
- University of Southampton (GB)
- ORCID
- GRIFFIN, M. J.
- Venue
- Ergonomics
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1986-04
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 535-552
- ISSN
- 0014-0139 (ISSN-L)
- 1366-5847
- OpenAlex
- W2035541480
- Cited by
- 138
- References
- 9
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- FWCI
- 5.12
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Ergonomics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Ocean Engineering › Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Nausea and vomiting management
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Vestibular and auditory disorders
- Keywords
- ship motion, seasickness, motion sickness, exposure duration, ship roll and pitch
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Motion, Motion Sickness, Surveys and Questionnaires, Time Factors, Vomiting
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