Biodynamic response mitigation for seat suspension with adaptive energy absorbers

Annual Forum Proceedings - AHS International

Volumn 2, Issue , 2011, Pages 853-865

  Singh, Harinder J ^a   Wereley, Norman M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVAILABLE ENERGY; BINGHAM-PLASTIC MODELS; BIODYNAMIC RESPONSE; END-STOP IMPACTS; ENERGY ABSORBERS; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HIGH REYNOLDS NUMBER FLOWS; HUMAN BODIES; INJURY CRITERIA; INJURY LEVELS; KEY PARAMETERS; LUMPED PARAMETER MODELS; MAGNETO-RHEOLOGICAL; OCCUPANT PROTECTIONS; OPTIMAL CONTROLS; PELVIC INJURY; SEAT SUSPENSION; SEAT SUSPENSION SYSTEMS; SIMULATED RESPONSE; SINK RATES; SOFT LANDING; SUSPENSION SYSTEM; VISCOUS LOSS; YIELD FORCE;

AUTOMOBILE SEATS; CONTROL; ENERGY ABSORPTION; HELICOPTERS; OPTIMIZATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS;

AIRCRAFT SEATS;

EID: 79960677845     PISSN: 15522938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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