Modeling of a seated human body exposed to vertical vibrations in various automotive postures

Industrial Health

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 125-137

  Liang, Cho Chung ^a   Chiang, Chi Feng ^a  

^a DA YEH UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Automotive postures; Backrest support; Biodynamic responses; Multibody models; Sagittal plane

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SIMULATION; SITTING; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION;

AUTOMOBILES; BACK; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MANIKINS; POSTURE; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; VIBRATION;

EID: 41949113824     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.46.125     Document Type: Article

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