Development of a Transfer Function for Maximum Oxygen Deficit in Exercise While Wearing a Respiratory Protective Mask

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dc.contributor.advisorJohnson, Arthur Ten_US
dc.contributor.authorPhelps, Stephanie Janen_US
dc.contributor.departmentBiological Resources Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2006-06-14T06:02:06Z
dc.date.available2006-06-14T06:02:06Z
dc.date.issued2006-05-04en_US
dc.description.abstractSuccessful innovation of respirator masks depends on accurate models of exercise performance during respirator wear. Any valid model must include oxygen deficit (OD), which is a vital indicator of the physiological changes that occur during the transition from rest to exercise. OD represents anaerobic metabolism and is related to performance time. The goal of this research was to model the effect of a respirator on oxygen deficit. The following objectives were thereafter studied: (1) use experimental exercise data to calculate OD with a respirator; (2) determine the maximum OD and corresponding standard deviation values; and (3) develop a transfer function that accurately predicts OD in exercise while wearing a respirator. The study results indicated that oxygen deficit was significantly affected by exercise intensity and performance time; at 85% maximal capacity, respirator wear was not a significant factor affecting OD. Notably, the transfer function developed will serve a valuable predictive purpose.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/3564
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEngineering, Biomedicalen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledoxygen deficten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledrespirator modelen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledexercise with respiratoren_US
dc.titleDevelopment of a Transfer Function for Maximum Oxygen Deficit in Exercise While Wearing a Respiratory Protective Masken_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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