Grandstand simulator for dynamic human-structure interaction experiments

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 825-834

  Comer, A ^a   Blakeborough, A ^b   Williams, M S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grandstands; Human structure interaction; Linear electric actuator; Real time control; Vibration

Indexed keywords

ACTUATION TECHNOLOGIES; AIR SPRINGS; COMPLIANT STRUCTURES; CONTROL TECHNIQUES; COORDINATION LEVELS; DASHPOTS; DYNAMIC LOAD FACTOR; DYNAMIC STRUCTURAL RESPONSE; DYNAMIC SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC ACTUATORS; FORCE LEVEL; FORCE PLATE; GROUP COORDINATION; HUMAN-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; LABORATORY TEST; PROTOTYPE STRUCTURES; SECOND HARMONICS; STRUCTURAL MOTION; STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS;

ACTUATORS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DYNAMIC LOADS; DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; EXPERIMENTS; NANOCANTILEVERS; REAL TIME CONTROL; STADIUMS;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 77953872941     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: 17412765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11340-010-9334-6     Document Type: Article

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