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Effect of vibration duration on human discomfort. [passenger comfort and random vibration
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Clevenson, S. A. Leatherwood, J. D. Dempsey, T. K. |
| Copyright Year | 1978 |
| Description | The duration effects of random vertical vibration on passenger discomfort were studied in a simulated section of an aircraft cabin configured to seat six persons in tourist-class style. Variables of the study included time of exposure (0.25 min to 60 min) and the rms amplitude of vibration (0.025g to 0.100g). The vibrations had a white noise spectrum with a bandwidth of 10 Hz centered at 5 Hz. Data indicate that the discomfort threshold occurred at an rms vertical acceleration level of 0.027g for all durations of vibration. However, for acceleration levels that exceeded the discomfort threshold, a systematic decrease in discomfort occurred as a function of increasing duration of vibration. For the range of accelerations used, the magnitude of the discomfort decrement was shown to be independent of acceleration level. The results suggest that discomfort from vertical vibration applied in the frequency range at which humans are most sensitive decreases with longer exposure, which is the opposite of the recommendation of the International Standard ISO 2631-1974 (E) Guide for the Evaluation of Human Exposure to Whole-Body Vibration. |
| File Size | 4583792 |
| Page Count | 26 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19780024774 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3809wm86 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1978-09-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Behavioral Sciences Human Tolerances Riding Quality Passengers Acceleration Tolerance Comfort Human Factors Engineering Vibration Effects Time Random Vibration Vibration Simulators Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |