Effects of frequency, magnitude, damping, and direction on the discomfort of vertical whole-body mechanical shocks

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 311, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 485-497

  Ahn, Se Jin ^a   Griffin, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FREQUENCY AGILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

FUNDAMENTAL FREQUENCIES; VERTICAL WHOLE-BODY MECHANICAL SHOCKS;

VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 38349163282     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: 10958568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsv.2007.09.026     Document Type: Article

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