Executive Summary of Findings This document contains review of literature on the effects of vibration on human performance. It is intended to address the issues relevant to reported difficulties in the use of the XM4 Command and Control Vehicle while the vehicle is in motion. The focus of this review is on the effects of vibration on visual task, with additional consideration given to manual ta...

There is strong evidence to suggest that acute indirect vibration acts on muscle to enhance force, power, flexibility, balance and proprioception suggesting neural enhancement. Nevertheless, the neural mechanism(s) of vibration and its potentiating effect have received little attention. One proposal suggests that spinal reflexes enhance muscle contraction through a reflex activity known as toni...

Non-chemical control of plant growth is an important goal for the production of ornamental pot plants. In the present study the effects of simulated vibration on plant height and some physical and mechanical properties of Coleus stem were investigated. The study was conducted as a factorial experiment based on a completely randomized design with three replications. Vibration stresses were perfo...

Nowadays, vibration is one of the major issues in the environment, which may cause some serious injuries to the human health. Vibration may occur due to mechanical oscillation from industrial machines, railway track nearby human reside, and many more reasons. There are two types of vibration: Free Vibration and Forced Vibration. Due to the interaction between humans and machines, vibration caus...

In this paper, a general linear time-varying multiple-axis (LTVMA) vibration model of shield tunnel boring machine (TBM) cutterhead driving system is established. The corresponding multiple inputs and multiple outputs (MIMO) state-space model is also presented. The linear vibration model is analysed, and the vibration-torque transfer function matrix and the vibration-torque static gain matrix a...

Concern over construction vibration-induced cracking has led to development of a new approach to vibration monitoring, an autonomous crack comparometer (ACC). This paper describes sensor performance and chronicles the first steps in the development of this concept, illustrated in Figure 1. A single sensor measures both weather-induced micrometer changes in crack width and those produced by habi...

TORVINEN, S., P. KANNUS, H. SIEVÄNEN, T. A. JÄRVINEN, M. PASANEN, S. KONTULAINEN, T. L. JÄRVINEN, M. JÄRVINEN, P. OJA, and I. VUORI. Effect of four-month vertical whole body vibration on performance and balance. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 34, No. 9, pp. 1523–1528, 2002. Purpose: This randomized controlled study was designed to investigate the effects of a 4-month whole body vibration-interve...

The effects of various conditions, including temporary threshold shifts (TTS) induced by exposure to vibration on vibration sense thresholds, have been investigated. The vibration sense thresholds of five subjects were measured on the middle fingertip of the left hand. A contactor with a diameter of 7 mm was surrounded by three alternative plates with holes of different sizes. The contact force...

Wave vibration analysis approach is found a systematic and concise approach in solving complex vibration problems in built-up frame structures. From the wave vibration standpoint, vibrations propagate along a uniform waveguide, and are reflected and transmitted at discontinuities. In this study, a multi-story multi-bay steel frame is built. The wave vibration analysis approach is applied to stu...

The objective of the study was to recognize and evaluate the annual exposure of private farmers to whole body mechanical vibration on selected family farms of mixed production profile (plant-animal). The scope of study covered the carrying out of time schedules of agricultural activities, and measurements of the frequency weighted vibration acceleration (m/s(2)), expressed as effective values (...