The Apparent Mass of the Seated Human Exposed to Single-axis and Multi-axis Whole-body Vibration.
From: Department of Human Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK. n.j.mansfield@lboro.ac.uk
Journal of biomechanics
- Publish Date: 2007
- ISSN: 0021-9290
- Volume: 40
- Issue: 11
- Pages: 2543-51
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Mansfield Neil J, Maeda Setsuo, et al. The Apparent Mass of the Seated Human Exposed to Single-axis and Multi-axis Whole-body Vibration.. 2007;40:2543-51
Abstract
Most workplaces where workers are exposed to whole-body vibration involves simultaneous motion in the fore-and-aft (x-), lateral (y-) and vertical (z-) directions. Previous studies reporting the biomechanical response of people exposed to vibration have almost always used single-axis vibration stimuli. This paper reports a study where apparent masses of 15 subjects were measured whilst exposed to single-axis and tri-axial whole-body vibration. Each subject was exposed to 28 vibration conditions comprising every combination of single-axis and tri-axial vibration with magnitudes of 0.4 and 0.8 ms(-2) r.m.s. in each direction, once with backrest contact and once without backrest contact. Results show that increasing the magnitude of vibration in directions orthogonal to that being measured affects the apparent mass, causing a reduction in the resonance frequency as the total magnitude of vibration increases. It is demonstrated that the apparent mass resonance frequency is a function of the total vibration magnitude in all axes rather than a function of the vibration magnitude in the direction being measured. It is also shown that, for individuals, the frequency of the peak in the apparent mass in one direction is not related to the frequency of the peak in another direction. It is concluded that more complex biomechanical models are required in order to simulate human response to multi-axis vibration.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Adult, Biomechanics, Body Weight, Humans, Male, Models, Biological, Motion, Posture, Vibration, Workplace
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