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Tom B. Leamon

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1992
 
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Myung, Rohae, Smith, James L. and Leamon, Tom B. (1992): Slip Distance as an Objective Criterion to Determine the Dominant Parameter between Static and Dynamic COFs. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 36th Annual Meeting 1992. pp. 738-741.

Dynamic friction seems to be more appropriate as a measure of floor slipperiness. However, static friction has been more commonly used and has been a good measure for non-slippery conditions. Therefore, an experiment was conducted to find the dominant COF (static or dynamic) in non-slippery floors and correlating slip distance with each COF. As a result, slip distance was found to be a good measure to represent floor slipperiness because it was exponentially related with static and dynamic COFs. In conclusion, static COF can be a good parameter in non-slippery conditions for prevention of slips and falls.

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Buck, James R., Leamon, Tom B., Kreifeldt, John G., Konz, Stephan and Drury, Colin G. (1991): Human Factors Design. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 35th Annual Meeting 1991. pp. 534-535.

 
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Leamon, Tom B. and Li, Kai Way (1991): Load Carrying and Slip Length. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 35th Annual Meeting 1991. pp. 1159-1161.

 
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