Instrumentation used to measure residential magnetic fields and currents.

The equipment used to measure magnetic fields and electric currents in residences is described. The instrumentation consisted of current transformers, magnetic field probes and locally designed and built signal conditioning modules. The data acquisition system was capable of unattended recording for extended time periods.

Measurement of 3-D facial contours for the design of half-face respirators.

A portable anthropometric test rig capable of obtaining three-dimensional face shape data was developed and used to obtain information relating to facial shape, stiffness, and variance for a selected subgroup of respirator users in the Australian work force. A respirator seal shape most suited to the sample population was obtained by studying the central portion of the face of all the subjects. The optimum seal shape was established by following the path of minimum variance among all the faces; the method provided information on the shape, dimensions, and stiffness of the optimum seal for a respirator suited to the sample population.