VEHICLE VIBRATION

This article considers in detail how various aspects of the vibrating environment can affect people within a transport context. Two models are described to illustrate the effects of arousal/performance, and spare-mental-capacity. The bases of vibration effects are described, and health problems due to vibration are discussed. The performance effects of vibration are considered, i.e. visual performance effects, motor performance effects, as well as effects on reaction time and information processing. The effects of vehicular vibration on comfort are discussed with regard to qualitative and quantitative effects. The motion sickness effects of vibration are also discussed. Note is made of the attempts that have been made to combine all of the information relating vibration to health, performance, and comfort, to compose an accepted standard for human exposure to whole-body vibration.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 1986 Supplement to Automotive Engineering and Litigation. Volume 1.
• Corporate Authors:

  Garland Law Publishing

  136 Madison Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10016
• Authors:
  • Oborne, D J
• Publication Date: 1986

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 61-93
• Serial:
  • Automotive Engineering and Litigation
  • Publisher: Garland Law Publishing

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Comfort; Drivers; Health; Human factors; Information processing; Mathematical models; Motion sickness; Performance; Reaction time; Standards; Stress (Psychology); Vehicles; Vibration; Visual perception
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I92: Vehicle Comfort;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00462941
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Supplement Volume 1
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1987 12:00AM