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Discomfort during lateral acceleration: Influence of seat cushion and backrest

Discomfort during lateral acceleration: Influence of seat cushion and backrest
Discomfort during lateral acceleration: Influence of seat cushion and backrest
Lateral acceleration causes discomfort but how the discomfort depends on the frequency of acceleration or characteristics of seating is poorly understood. Using magnitude estimation, twelve male subjects rated the discomfort caused by lateral oscillation at eight frequencies (0.2-1.0 Hz) across four seating conditions (a rigid seat and a train seat, both with and without backrests). Discomfort increased with increasing frequency of lateral acceleration in a similar manner for all four seating conditions. However, at all frequencies and with both seats there was less discomfort when sitting with backrest support than without. Least discomfort occurred on the train seat with backrest and greatest discomfort on the rigid seat without backrest. Current standards predict an additive effect of backrest on vibration discomfort, but the findings show that low frequency lateral acceleration can cause less discomfort when sitting with a backrest than when sitting on the same seat without a backrest.
vibration, seating, discomfort
0003-6870
588-594
Beard, G.F.
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Griffin, M.J.
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Beard, G.F.
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Griffin, M.J.
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Beard, G.F. and Griffin, M.J. (2013) Discomfort during lateral acceleration: Influence of seat cushion and backrest. Applied Ergonomics, 44 (4), 588-594. (doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2012.11.009). (PMID:23312371)

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Lateral acceleration causes discomfort but how the discomfort depends on the frequency of acceleration or characteristics of seating is poorly understood. Using magnitude estimation, twelve male subjects rated the discomfort caused by lateral oscillation at eight frequencies (0.2-1.0 Hz) across four seating conditions (a rigid seat and a train seat, both with and without backrests). Discomfort increased with increasing frequency of lateral acceleration in a similar manner for all four seating conditions. However, at all frequencies and with both seats there was less discomfort when sitting with backrest support than without. Least discomfort occurred on the train seat with backrest and greatest discomfort on the rigid seat without backrest. Current standards predict an additive effect of backrest on vibration discomfort, but the findings show that low frequency lateral acceleration can cause less discomfort when sitting with a backrest than when sitting on the same seat without a backrest.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 9 January 2013
Published date: July 2013
Keywords: vibration, seating, discomfort
Organisations: Human Sciences Group

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Local EPrints ID: 355007
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/355007
ISSN: 0003-6870
PURE UUID: 535569a2-70b8-476e-ba30-1abe055b6e9e
ORCID for M.J. Griffin: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0743-9502

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Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 14:27

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Author: G.F. Beard
Author: M.J. Griffin ORCID iD

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