CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF STUDIES RELATING WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION TO PASSENGER COMFORT

This paper critically reviews the major work which has been carried out over the past 40 years to investigate the relationship between whole-body vibration and comfort. Although a fair amount of work has been completed in this area, this review demonstrates that the majority is unacceptable from most practical standpoints although some concordance exists. Finally, the paper shows that attempts which have been made to draw the field together (including an International Standard) to produce curves of equal comfort have not significantly increased our knowledge of how people react to whole-body vibration.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Taylor & Francis

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• Authors:
  • Oborne, D J
• Publication Date: 1976-11

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 751-774
• Serial:
  • Ergonomics
  • Volume: 19
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 0014-0139
  • EISSN: 1366-5847
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/terg20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air transportation; Aircraft; Automobiles; Human factors; Human factors engineering; Human factors engineering; Passenger comfort; Psychological tests; Railroad cars; Research; Ride quality; Riding qualities; Vibration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Whole body vibration
• Old TRIS Terms: Psychophysical effects; Subjective tests
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Design; Passenger Transportation; Railroads; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00165243
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 1978 12:00AM