Curtin University Homepage
  • Library
  • Help
    • Admin

    espace - Curtin’s institutional repository

    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.
    View Item 
    • espace Home
    • espace
    • Curtin Research Publications
    • View Item
    • espace Home
    • espace
    • Curtin Research Publications
    • View Item

    A new model of head-up display dive computer addressing safety-critical rate of ascent and returning gas pressure - A pilot trial

    Access Status
    Fulltext not available
    Authors
    Buzzacott, Peter
    Schuster, A.
    Gerges, A.
    Hemelryck, W.
    Lambrechts, K.
    Madden, D.
    Papadopoulou, V.
    Tkachenko, Y.
    Mazur, A.
    Tillmans, F.
    Rozloznik, M.
    Wang, Q.
    Møllerløkken, A.
    Guerrero, F.
    Sieber, A.
    Date
    2014
    Type
    Journal Article
    
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Citation
    Buzzacott, P. and Schuster, A. and Gerges, A. and Hemelryck, W. and Lambrechts, K. and Madden, D. and Papadopoulou, V. et al. 2014. A new model of head-up display dive computer addressing safety-critical rate of ascent and returning gas pressure - A pilot trial. International Journal of Computer Science in Sport. 13 (2): pp. 50-58.
    Source Title
    International Journal of Computer Science in Sport
    ISSN
    1684-4769
    School
    School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73117
    Collection
    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Head up displays (HUD) are beneficial in diving situations when the diver uses both hands for an activity, e.g. photography, scientific work, operating a diver propulsion vehicle or during diver training. They remove the need to locate a submersible pressure gauge or remember to look at a personal dive computer. A new model of HUD, one that can easily be retrospectively fitted to a recreational diver's regulator hose outside the mask lens, has been developed. A pilot study of 93 open circuit recreational dives was conducted over one week in Croatia, to assess the HUD-user interface. An electronic survey was developed and completed twice after 16 dives. Mean maximum depth was 23 m and mean total dive time 38 mins. 34 dives (37%) were made with the HUD and 59 made with traditional submersible pressure gauges. There was good test-retest agreement (kappa score=0.9) between repeated surveys. The HUD was relatively easy to attach and could be operated without the necessity of reading the user manual. The HUD has two potential mechanisms for preventing rapid ascent injuries. Firstly, displaying an ascent rate warning directly in the divers' field of vision and, secondly, by reducing the likelihood of an out-of-gas situation.

    Related items

    Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.

    • DAN Annual Diving Report 2018 Edition: A Report on 2016 Diving Fatalities, Injuries, and Incidents
      Buzzacott, Peter; Denoble, Petar; Buzzacott, Peter [0000-0002-5926-1374]; Buzzacott, Peter [6506509899] (2019)
      The 2018 DAN Annual Diving Report is a summary of recreational scuba diving and freediving incidents, injuries and fatalities that occurred in 2016 in the U.S. or Canada or that involved U.S. or Canadian residents. DAN’s ...
    • Estimated workload intensity during volunteer aquarium dives
      Buzzacott, Peter ; Grier, J.W.; Walker, J.; Bennett, C.M.; Denoble, P.J. (2019)
      Background: This study aimed to characterize the physiological demands of working dives on volunteer divers at a public aquarium in the USA. Aims: To estimate the workloads associated with volunteer dives in a US aquarium. ...
    • Health status of active US scuba divers 2011-2017
      Buzzacott, Peter ; Edelson, Charlie; Chimiak, James (2020)
      Background: Scuba diving is a physically demanding activity. Physical fitness is required to meet the routine demands of the aquatic environment, and to cope with unexpected environmental or equipment related (technical) ...
    Advanced search

    Browse

    Communities & CollectionsIssue DateAuthorTitleSubjectDocument TypeThis CollectionIssue DateAuthorTitleSubjectDocument Type

    My Account

    Admin

    Statistics

    Most Popular ItemsStatistics by CountryMost Popular Authors

    Follow Curtin

    • 
    • 
    • 
    • 
    • 

    CRICOS Provider Code: 00301JABN: 99 143 842 569TEQSA: PRV12158

    Copyright | Disclaimer | Privacy statement | Accessibility

    Curtin would like to pay respect to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members of our community by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which the Perth campus is located, the Whadjuk people of the Nyungar Nation; and on our Kalgoorlie campus, the Wongutha people of the North-Eastern Goldfields.