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The Simulation of the Whole-Body Vibration Experienced During Military Land Transit

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The simulation of field-based exposures, such as the random whole-body vibration (WBV) experienced during periods of military land transit, in a laboratory setting, allows for greater control over potentially confounding factors. This paper describes a method used to simulate the WBV experienced during military land transit. Acceleration data were collected during military transit. These data were used as the command signal to control a 6 degree-of-freedom Stewart platform. The accelerations of the Stewart platform were then compared to the measured military transit accelerations to validate the approach. Our analysis identified moderate accuracy in the 0–3 Hz frequency range for both simulations. The sealed road simulation demonstrated 17, 25, and 8% error and the cross-country simulation, 4, 7, and 4% error in the x, y, and z-axes, respectively. Outside of this frequency range, the error was ≤ 2%. The accurate simulation of the mechanical WBV experienced during periods of motorised military land transit will allow future laboratory-based studies to explore the impact of these forces on Australian Defence Force personnel.

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  1. Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), Sansom Institute for Health Research, University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia

    Thomas A. Debenedictis, Francois Fraysse, Grant Tomkinson & Dominic Thewlis

  2. Defence Science and Technology Group, Department of Defence, 506 Lorimer Street., Fishermans Bend, VIC, 3207, Australia

    Thomas A. Debenedictis & Daniel Billing

  3. International Centre for Allied Health Evidence (iCAHE), University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia

    Steven Milanese

  4. Department of Kinesology and Public Health education, University of North Dakota, 2751 2nd Avenue North, Stop 8235, Grand Forks, ND, 58202, USA

    Grant Tomkinson

  5. Public Transport Victoria, Docklands, Melbourne, VIC, 3008, Australia

    Alistair Furnell

  6. Centre for Orthopaedic and Trauma Research, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia

    Dominic Thewlis

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Debenedictis, T.A., Fraysse, F., Milanese, S. et al. The Simulation of the Whole-Body Vibration Experienced During Military Land Transit. Hum Factors Mech Eng Def Saf 2, 8 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41314-018-0015-z

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