OBJECTIVES International standard ISO 10819 was established in order to quantify the vibration attenuation characteristics of anti-vibration gloves. One problem that exists with the standard is possible misalignment of the palm adaptor that is placed underneath the test glove. If the adaptor becomes misaligned, the measured glove transmissibility will be lower than the actual value. A tri-axial...

The excitability changes of myotatic reflex arcs have been investigated in 36 volunteers by two methods (tendon reflex and tonic vibration reflex) in a bilateral invertigation of soleus, quadriceps, biceps femoris, and tibialis anterior after caloric stimulation of the labyrinth. The extensor myotatic reflexes are facilated during the irrigation and the nystagmus phases. Contrary to the soleus,...

This paper presents the acceleration sensitivity and the resulting vibration-induced phase noise of an electrostatically coupled encapsulated silicon microresonator. External vibrations can produce phase noise in microresonators by generating time-varying stress in the resonant beams. A spring mounted resonator design that reduces the induced axial stress is presented here. Measurements and sim...

Hand-held power tools used for fastening operations exert high dynamic forces on the operator's hand-arm, potentially causing injuries to the operator in the long run. This paper presents a study that analyzed the vibrations exerted by two hand-held power tools used for fastening operations with the operating exhibiting different postures. The two pneumatic tools, a right-angled nut-runner and ...

The pressure changes in the liquid-filled fluid circuits of Hydraulically Interconnected Suspensions (HIS) often lead to vibration of the whole pipeline and associated structures and hence become a source of structural noise, which degrades ride comfort. This paper presents the numerical and experimental investigation into the vibration of this kind of hydraulic circuit. The one-dimensional wav...

Bearing is a component that affects the performance of a rotating machine in order to be used properly. The purpose of using ball bearing is to reduce rotational friction and support radial and axial loads. Diagnosis of bearing vibration data is an important process to identify either the bearing is normal or defect. In this paper, we consider a single bearing system that consists of one normal...

0927-0256/$ see front matter 2009 Elsevier B.V. A doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2009.12.007 * Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 540 231 6051; fax E-mail address: [email protected] (R.C. Batra). Free vibrations of thirty-three armchair, zigzag and chiral single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) of aspect ratios (length/diameter) between 3 and 15 and having free ends have been studied using the MM3 potential. ...