A Simple Model that Captures the Essential Dynamics of a Seated Human Exposed to Whole Body Vibration

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

2 p.; 25 cm

Publication Date

1995

Publisher

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Source Publication

Advances in Bioengineering

Source ISSN

0360-9960

Abstract

This work addresses a method for improving vertical whole body vibration isolation through optimal seat suspension design. The primary thrusts of this investigation are: (1) the development of a simple model that captures the essential dynamics of a seated human exposed to vertical vibration, (2) the selection and evaluation of several standards for assessing human sensitivity to vertical vibration, and (3) the determination of the seat suspension parameters that minimize these standards to yield optimal vibration isolation. Results show that the optimal seat and cushion damping coefficients depend very much on the selection of the vibration sensitivity standard and on the lower bound of the stiffnesses used in the constrained optimization procedure. In all cases, however, the optimal seat damping obtained here is significantly larger (by than a factor of 10) than that obtained using existing seat suspension design methods or from previous optimal suspension studies. This research also indicates that the existing means of assessing vibration in suspension design (ISO 7096) requires modification.

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Advances in Bioengineering, Vol. 31 (1995): 333-334. Publisher Link.

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