CONSTRUCTION OF A VIBRATION SIMULATION MODEL FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF WHEELCHAIR-BOUND PASSENGERS

Against discomfort of vehicles for wheelchair users, countermeasures such as a vibration absorber are required. To determine the optimal characteristics of the absorber, the authors had proposed the Comfort Evaluation Prediction System (CEPS) that can predict subjective evaluation from floor vibration, considering passengers' constitutions and wheelchair types. The purpose of this paper is to construct a model that simulates the vibration transmitted to the passenger as part of the CEPS. The authors modeled a wheelchair-bound passenger and estimated unknown parameters by the result of a modal experiment. Then, some simulations were carried out to suggest the applicability of the model. (A) For the covering abstract of the conference see ITRD E206480.

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• Authors:
  • Kawai, K
  • MATSUOKA, Y
• Conference:
  • SAE PUBLICATION SP-1539. HUMAN FACTORS IN 2000: DRIVING, LIGHTING, SEATING COMFORT, AND HARMONY IN VEHICLE SYSTEMS: PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE SAE 2000 WORLD CONGRESS, MARCH 6-9, 2000, DETROIT, MICHIGAN, USA (SAE TECHNICAL PAPER 2000-01-0645)
• Publication Date: 2000-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 213-18

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Absorption; Comfort; Conferences; Equipment; Evaluation and assessment; Mathematical models; Persons with disabilities; Simulation; Vibration
• ITRD Terms: 6758: Absorption; 9138: Comfort; 8525: Conference; 1726: Disabled person; 3674: Equipment; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 6473: Mathematical model; 9103: Simulation; 5558: Vibration
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00920630
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• ISBN: 0-7680-0589-2
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Mar 6 2002 12:00AM