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Seakeeping - MSW / MSH Comfort Criterion

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Motion sickness incidence from ISO 2631-1 / NORDFORSK - integrated weighted acceleration exposure over 2 hours.

Formula

$$ \text{MSI} = f(a_w, t) \approx a_w \cdot t_{min} $$

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SymbolMeaningUnitSource
$\sigma_z$σ vertical accelerationm/s²strip theory
$a_w$Frequency-weighted accelerationm/s²ISO 2631-1

Sources

  • ISO 2631-1:1997.