The results of the level walking test, which consist in the number of slips encountered by the five participants during the test, were consistent with the results from the MAA method, and disagreed with the mechanical method. [...] • The temperature was not the same at different spots on the surface of the ice (the difference between the bottom and top of the surface was around 1°C; the difference between the lower, middle and upper sections ranged from 1°C to 3°C). [...] • The highest and lowest temperature zones were not the same for the two ice trays: the warmest zone for the IRSST’s ice tray was the upper section, while the warmest zone for the KITE’s ice tray was the lower section. [...] Once the ice conditions had been determined, the ice for the later tests was prepared solely on the basis of the temperature reading of the ice machine, without the use of the thermistors. [...] For the SATRA TM144:2011 tests, the temperature for making the ice was set at -2°C, not the suggested -7°C, for the purpose of comparison with dry ice (at -2°C), and in accordance with the recommendations of the ice machine calibration report.2 The tests were run in accordance with the SATRA TM144:2011 method, on a frosted ice surface, when the depth of the frost was between 1 and 2 mm.
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