Study of human-seat interface pressure distribution under vertical vibration

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 433-449

  Wu, X ^a   Rakheja, S ^a   Boileau, P E ^b  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE ROBERT SAUVÉ EN SANTÉ ET EN SÉCURITÉ DU TRAVAIL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Driver seating; Driver vibration; Human seat interactions; Human seat interface pressure; Ischium pressure; Ischium weight; Whole body vehicle vibration

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; AUTOMOBILE SEATS; BIOMECHANICS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

HUMAN SEAT INTERACTIONS; ISCHIUM PRESSURE;

ERGONOMICS;

ART; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; BUTTOCK; DRIVER; DRIVING ABILITY; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAT; SHORT SURVEY; THIGH; VIBRATION;

EID: 0032104788     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(96)00084-4     Document Type: Article

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