The Influence of Polyurethane Foam Dynamics on the Vibration Isolation Character of Full Foam Seats 980657
A recent trend in vehicle seating design is the change in structure from a spring / foam composite to a foam and dead pan structure. For a composite design, the seat vibrational characteristics are tuned for the vehicle by adjusting the spring stiffness. In a dead pan design, however, foam dynamics solely dictate seat vibrational characteristics.
Foam vibrational transmissivities measured by a laboratory test are compared with transmissivities measured with human subjects and road profiles. The in-vehicle vibrational performance of the foam has been quantified using the S.E.A.T. method for several vehicle categories. The role of foam dynamics has been quantified for full foam seats.
Citation: Kinkelaar, M., Neal, B., and Crocco, G., "The Influence of Polyurethane Foam Dynamics on the Vibration Isolation Character of Full Foam Seats," SAE Technical Paper 980657, 1998, https://doi.org/10.4271/980657. Download Citation
Author(s):
Mark R. Kinkelaar, Brian L. Neal, Guy Crocco
Affiliated:
ARCO Chemical Company
Pages: 9
Event:
International Congress & Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Human Factors in Driving, Vehicle Seating, and Rear Vision-SP-1358
Related Topics:
Foams
Composite materials
Seats and seating
Springs
Vibration
Roads and highways
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