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Human body subjected to vibrations experiences multidimensional motion. Seated human body subjected to vertical vibrations exhibits two-dimensional motion in the sagittal plane. An eight degrees of freedom coupled human body model of a seated human with backrest support is developed to depict vertical and fore-aft head motion. The model consists of four rigid masses representing thigh pelvis, lower torso, upper torso, and head. Multi-objective genetic algorithm-based optimization has been used for model parameter identification by minimizing the difference between the experimental and model-derived seat to head transmissibility. The human body model is then integrated with a vehicle model to obtain optimum seat parameters.
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Desai, R., Guha, A., Seshu, P. (2022). Biomechanical Response of Seated Human Body Subjected to Vertical Vibrations Using Coupled Matrix Model. In: Kumar, R., Chauhan, V.S., Talha, M., Pathak, H. (eds) Machines, Mechanism and Robotics. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0550-5_150
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