A study of underwater diver tactile sensitivity.
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Authors
McKee, David Lee
Subjects
tactile sensitivity
cutaneous sensitivity
diver tactile sensitivity
sense of touch
human performance
diving
touch
cutaneous sensitivity
diver tactile sensitivity
sense of touch
human performance
diving
touch
Advisors
Poock, Gary K.
Date of Issue
1972-03
Date
March 1972
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
This thesis examines the effects of underwater submersion and
prolonged underwater submersion on a diver's tactile sensitivity. The
method of constant stimulus is used to determine size discrimination
thresholds. The stimuli used are squares of hard acrylic plastic into
which holes of varying diameters have been drilled.
Four tests were administered to each subject. One test was
administered on dry land in the open air and served as the standard.
The other three tests were administered underwater at various time
intervals
.
The conclusion drawn from this research is that a diver's tactile
sensitivity as measured by his ability to make size discriminations is
not affected by underwater submersion or even prolonged underwater
submersion of sixty-six minutes. Furthermore, the thresholds of
approximately one millimeter , determined in this thesis , are consistent
with the findings of past research in this field.
Type
Thesis
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Department
Operations Research and Administrative Sciences
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.