The role of seat geometry and posture on the mechanical energy absorption characteristics of seated occupants under vertical vibration

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 171-184

  Wang, W ^a   Rakheja, S ^a   Boileau, P E ^b  

^a Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Canada)

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

Author keywords

Absorbed power; Anthropometry variable; Biodynamic response of seated occupants; Sitting posture; Vertical whole body vibration

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FREQUENCIES; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

ABSORBED POWER; SITTING POSTURE; VERTICAL WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION;

SEATS;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SIMULATION; SITTING; VIBRATION;

EID: 31444440864     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2005.09.006     Document Type: Article

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