Vibration transmission simulation model of a seated vehicle passenger

Abstract

The paper presents development of vertical vibration simulation for a seated passenger in a moving vehicle is resulting from the bounce effect of the vehicle under various conditions. Although extensive research has been conducted in this field of study, the existing analysis were conducted on either the suspension of vehicle or the human body and not both. In this paper, the simulation model consists of three sub-systems, namely, vehicle suspension, seat suspension and human body model in which the vertical vibration is transmitted. By incorporating these sub-systems into the simulation, a correlation between mechanical and biological aspects can be formed between the three sub-systems. The transmission of vertical vibration in the validated simulation model provides a more realistic approach which can result to a better comparison to the real-life scenario. Parametric analysis of passive suspension system shows that lower mass ratio, higher stiffness ratio and lower damping coefficient results in better ride comfort. The incorporation of variable damper into the suspension system shows significant improvement in settling time, peak displacement and velocity, lesser discomfort rating and higher safety in passenger body.

Validation of a ride comfort simulation strategy on an electric Stewart Platform for real road driving applications

“…However, taking into account that Foot-Transmitted-Vibration (FTV) is deemed negligible as it has minimal effects on the ride comfort, 30 only an evaluation of the vibrations measured at the seat will be made. In this respect, the measurement of the seat transmissibility is usually measured by using accelerometer pad located at the center of seat surface (ISO 2631-1 (1997)).…”