Journal article
Effective seat-to-head transmissibility in whole-body vibration: Effects of posture and arm position
Journal of sound and vibration, Vol.330(25), pp.6277-6286
2011
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsv.2011.07.034
Abstract
Seat-to-head transmissibility is a biomechanical measure that has been widely used for many decades to evaluate seat dynamics and human response to vibration. Traditionally, transmissibility has been used to correlate single-input or multiple-input with single-output motion; it has not been effectively used for multiple-input and multiple-output scenarios due to the complexity of dealing with the coupled motions caused by the cross-axis effect. This work presents a novel approach to use transmissibility effectively for single- and multiple-input and multiple-output whole-body vibrations. In this regard, the full transmissibility matrix is transformed into a single graph, such as those for single-input and single-output motions. Singular value decomposition and maximum distortion energy theory were used to achieve the latter goal. Seat-to-head transmissibility matrices for single-input/multiple-output in the fore-aft direction, single-input/multiple-output in the vertical direction, and multiple-input/multiple-output directions are investigated in this work. A total of ten subjects participated in this study. Discrete frequencies of 0.5–16
Hz were used for the fore-aft direction using supported and unsupported back postures. Random ride files from a dozer machine were used for the vertical and multiple-axis scenarios considering two arm postures: using the armrests or grasping the steering wheel. For single-input/multiple-output, the results showed that the proposed method was very effective in showing the frequencies where the transmissibility is mostly sensitive for the two sitting postures and two arm positions. For multiple-input/multiple-output, the results showed that the proposed effective transmissibility indicated higher values for the armrest-supported posture than for the steering-wheel-supported posture.
► We study the behavior of out-of-diagonal elements of seat-to-head transmissibility matrix. ► The concept of effective seat-to-head transmissibility is developed and introduced. ► We investigate the effect of armrest and steering-wheel supports on transmissibility magnitude. ► Satisfactory results with single/multiple input and multiple output vibration are presented.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Effective seat-to-head transmissibility in whole-body vibration: Effects of posture and arm position
- Creators
- Salam Rahmatalla - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USAJonathan DeShaw - Center for Computer-Aided Design, College of Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of sound and vibration, Vol.330(25), pp.6277-6286
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jsv.2011.07.034
- ISSN
- 0022-460X
- eISSN
- 1095-8568
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2011
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Civil and Environmental Engineering; Iowa Technology Institute; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9983992092102771
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