Design guideline for the improvement of dynamic comfort of a vehicle seat and its application

International Journal of Automotive Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 383-390

  Jang, H K ^a  

^a Institute for Advanced Engineering (IAE)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dynamic comfort; Low damping foam; Perceptive vibration; SEAT index; Vibration transmissibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745609777     PISSN: 12299138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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