Experimental investigations on transmission of whole body vibration to the wheelchair user's body

Abstract: The article presents the results of research on the influence of whole body vibrations (WBVs) on a person moving in a wheelchair. The tests were carried out using an electrohydraulic shaker for a kinematic harmonic excitation with a constant amplitude and frequencies, respectively, 2, 5, 10, 15, and 20 Hz. The accelerations caused by vibrations were measured with three-axis accelerometers at three measuring points: on the seat, chest, and head of the examined person. The research included frequency and statistical analyses of vibrations. The analyses were focused on the course of the transition functions over frequency. The range of the disabled person’s exposure to the negative factor which is WBVs was assessed.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Experimental investigations on transmission of whole body vibration to the wheelchair user's body ; volume:12 ; number:1 ; year:2022 ; pages:431-438 ; extent:8 ; Open engineering ; 12, Heft 1 (2022), 431-438 (gesamt 8)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Chwalik-Pilszyk, Gabriela ; Ziemianski, Daniel ; Kozien, Marek S.

Further information

• DOI: 10.1515/eng-2022-0044
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022071514533810514201
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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