Psychological effects of combined noise and whole-body vibration: A review and avenues for future research

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 224, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1289-1302

  Ljungberg, J K ^a,b   Parmentier, F B R ^c,d  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

cognition; memory; noise; performance; subjective ratings; vibration; whole body vibration

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; AUTOMOBILE BODIES; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT;

COGNITION; NOISE; PERFORMANCE; SUBJECTIVE RATING; VIBRATION; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION;

VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 77957747573     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544070JAUTO1315     Document Type: Article

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