Development of adaptive seat mounts for helicopter aircrew body vibration reduction

JVC/Journal of Vibration and Control

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1809-1825

  Chen, Yong ^a   Wickramasinghe, Viresh ^a   Zimcik, David ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active vibration control; Adaptive mount; Helicopter seat; Smart structures.

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE VIBRATION CONTROL; ACTIVE VIBRATION CONTROLS; ADAPTIVE MOUNT; BODY VIBRATION; CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL; FLIGHT TEST; FREQUENCY RANGES; HARMONIC PEAKS; HELICOPTER VIBRATION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LOW FREQUENCY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROOF OF CONCEPT; RESONANT FREQUENCIES; RESONANT PEAKS; ROTOR SPEED; SMART STRUCTURES; VERTICAL VIBRATIONS; VIBRATION LEVEL; VIBRATION PEAK; VIBRATION REDUCTIONS; VIBRATION SPECTRA;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CONCRETE BRIDGES; HELICOPTER ROTORS; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; MOUNTINGS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; VIBRATION CONTROL; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

AIRCRAFT SEATS;

EID: 73149097906     PISSN: 10775463     EISSN: 17412986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077546309103275     Document Type: Article

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