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Abstract #301996

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Activity Number: 432
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Thursday, August 12, 2004 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Section on Physical and Engineering Sciences
Abstract - #301996
Title: A Repeated Measures Split-plot Experiment to Investigate the Effect of Cabin Pressure on Comfort and Well-being of Airline Passengers
Author(s): Stephen P. Jones*+ and I-Li Lu
Companies: Boeing Company and Boeing Company
Address: 6709 Elderberry Ave. SE, Snoqualmie, WA, 98065,
Keywords: repeated measures ; repeated measures ; aircraft cabin ; split-plot experiment ; hypoxia
Abstract:

Although there is large body of knowledge concerning the effects of altitude on humans, most of it involves healthy young people at altitudes higher than that encountered in pressurized aircraft cabins. To understand the effect of cabin pressure on passenger comfort during prolonged flight, the Boeing Company, collaborating with Oklahoma State University, conducted an experiment with people who reflect the age and gender distribution characteristic of passengers and cabin crew on commercial airlines that simulated five different interior cabin pressures. We summarize the experimental design process, discuss issues related to the implementation of the experiment and the development of statistical methods for the analysis of the data, and present the preliminary findings of the experiment.

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