Damping requirement of a suspension seat subject to low frequency vehicle vibration and shock

International Journal of Vehicle Design

Volumn 47, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 133-156

  Ma, Xiao Qing ^a   Rakheja, Subhash ^a   Su, Chun Yi ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Construction vehicle; Cushion model; End stop impacts; Non linear damping; Performance measures; Role of damping; Shock and vibration isolation; Snowplow; Suspension seat; Urban bus

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE SEATS; AUTOMOBILE SUSPENSIONS; DAMPING; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); OFF ROAD VEHICLES; ROADS AND STREETS; SNOW PLOWS; SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS); VEHICLE PERFORMANCE;

CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE; CUSHION MODEL; END-STOP IMPACTS; NONLINEAR DAMPING; PERFORMANCE MEASURE; ROLE OF DAMPING; SHOCK AND VIBRATION ISOLATION; SUSPENSION SEATS; URBAN BUS;

VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 54949132976     PISSN: 01433369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijvd.2008.020884     Document Type: Article

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