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In this study, 16 children aged 7–18 years were taken as the research objects. The air bag contact pressure tester was used to test the pressure and its peak change of 8 pressure points on the back of children when they were carrying the same weight bag and carrying different types of bags. The results show that there are significant differences in the interaction among different bag design, working condition type, pressure point location, bag design and working condition type, bag design and position interaction, bag design, working condition type and pressure point location. The results of post-test show that the design of bag 1 is more conducive to reducing the load, and 3 bags are more conducive to reducing the load in the case of tie than in the case of no tie. The research results show that the design and working condition of schoolbag play an important role in children’s load reduction and spine development.
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This work is supported by China National Institute of Standardization’s President Fund Program (522018Y-5984, 522020Y-7176).
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Zhang, Y., Lu, Y., Si, F., Qi, J., Luo, L. (2020). Study on the Influence of Schoolbags with Different Design and Working Conditions on Children’s Back Pressure. In: Kalra, J., Lightner, N. (eds) Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices. AHFE 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1205. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50838-8_49
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