Optimal seat suspension design based on minimum “Simulated subjective response

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 409-416

  Wan, Y ^a   Schimmels, J M ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; MACHINE VIBRATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEATS; SUBJECTIVE TESTING; VIBRATION CONTROL;

SEAT SUSPENSION DESIGN; VIBRATION ISOLATION; VIBRATION SENSITIVITY;

HUMAN ENGINEERING;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; HUMAN; MODEL; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; RIGIDITY; SEAT; SIMULATION; VIBRATION SENSE; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; POSTURE; VIBRATION;

EID: 0031282137     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2798287     Document Type: Article

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