A body mass dependent mechanical impedance model for applications in vibration seat testing

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 253, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 243-264

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

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

^b Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; AUTOMOBILES; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); OPTIMIZATION; SEATS;

VIBRATION SEAT TESTING;

VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 0037162209     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsvi.2001.4258     Document Type: Conference Paper

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