@article{ref1,
title="Simulation based discomfort assessment of two-wheeler riders",
journal="International journal of human factors modelling and simulation",
year="2018",
author="Parvez, Mohd and Khan, Abid Ali",
volume="6",
number="4",
pages="314-314",
abstract="Ride discomfort apart from various other factors is caused due to whole body vibration (WBV) while driving, where road profiles act as a major source of WBV exposure to a vehicle rider. The present study develops a 6DOF lumped mass parameter model of two-wheeler coupled with rider in state space form. The model is simulated in LabVIEW12.0 under the excitation of generated random road profiles, classified as per ISO 8608:2016. The model was validated for a two-wheeler named 'HERO SPLENDOR PRO' on three types of road profiles i.e. good, average and poor at a vehicle speed of 20 km/h. Assessment of discomfort in simulation model, according to ISO 2631-1:1997, was done for 85 kg rider on good road profile at 40 km/h vehicle speed and the ride was found uncomfortable. ANOVA test showed that there were significant effects of road profile, vehicle speed, seat stiffness and seat damping on ride discomfort. Keywords: two-wheeler vibration; random road profile; ride comfort; whole body vibration; WBV.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1742-5549",
doi="10.1504/IJHFMS.2018.096147",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJHFMS.2018.096147"
}