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Seakeeping - MSW / MSH Comfort Criterion

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

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Formula, assumptions, and limits

MSI=f(aw,t)awtmin\text{MSI} = f(a_w, t) \approx a_w \cdot t_{min}
SymbolMeaningUnit
σz\sigma_zσ vertical accelerationm/s²
awa_wFrequency-weighted accelerationm/s²

Source: ISO 2631-1:1997

In short

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

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