Title :
The influences of trunk horizontal vibration to the head-neck complex
Author :
Atapourfard, M. ; Ishihara, T. ; Inooka, H.
Author_Institution :
Graduate Sch. of Inf. Sci., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
The head-neck complex (HNC) is modeled and identified when the trunk of seated human body is exposed to the horizontal (fore-and-aft) vibration. According to the results of the frequency response function of the system, a double-inverted pendulum is considered as a model for the HNC. The frequency domain identification method is used to identify the HNC. The viscoelastic parameters of the neck are also obtained. Good agreement is obtained between the experimental data and simulation.
Keywords :
biomechanics; frequency response; identification; nonlinear systems; pendulums; physiological models; viscoelasticity; HNC; double-inverted pendulum; fore-and-aft vibration; frequency domain identification method; frequency response function; head-neck complex; horizontal vibration; seated human body; trunk; trunk horizontal vibration; viscoelastic parameters; Biological system modeling; Damping; Distortion measurement; Frequency domain analysis; Humans; Neck; Nonlinear distortion; Transfer functions; Vibration control; Viscosity;
Conference_Titel :
SICE 2002. Proceedings of the 41st SICE Annual Conference
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7631-5
DOI :
10.1109/SICE.2002.1195320
