Validation of a nonlinear automotive seat cushion vibration model

Vehicle System Dynamics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-68

  Patten, William N ^a   Pang, Jian ^b  

^a University of Oklahoma ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAMPING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RIDING QUALITIES; STIFFNESS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

NONLINEAR AUTOMOTIVE SEAT CUSHION VIBRATION MODEL;

AUTOMOBILE SEATS;

EID: 0032108467     PISSN: 00423114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00423119808969435     Document Type: Article

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