Nonlinear Dynamic Modelling of a Suspension Seat for Predicting the Vertical Seat Transmissibility

Suspension seats are widely used in heavy vehicles to reduce vibration transmitted to human body and promote ride comfort. Previous studies have shown that the dynamics of the suspension seat exhibits nonlinear behaviour with changed vibration magnitudes. Despite various linear seat models developed...

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Published in:Mathematical problems in engineering 2021-12, Vol.2021, p.1-10
Main Authors: Yin, Weitan, Ding, Juyue, Qiu, Yi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cushions
Dynamic models
Dynamic response
Error analysis
Excitation
Heavy vehicles
Laboratories
Mathematical problems
Nonlinear dynamics
Nonlinear response
Parameters
Passenger comfort
Seats
Vehicles
Vibration control
Vibration measurement
Viscoelasticity
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Summary:Suspension seats are widely used in heavy vehicles to reduce vibration transmitted to human body and promote ride comfort. Previous studies have shown that the dynamics of the suspension seat exhibits nonlinear behaviour with changed vibration magnitudes. Despite various linear seat models developed in the past, a nonlinear model of the suspension seat capturing the nonlinear dynamic behaviour of the seat suspension and cushion has not been developed for the prediction of the seat transmissibility. This paper proposes a nonlinear lumped parameter model of the suspension seat to predict the nonlinear dynamic response of the seat. The suspension seat model comprises of a nonlinear suspension submodel integrated with a nonlinear cushion submodel. The parameters of the submodels are determined by minimizing the error between the simulated and the measured transmissibility of the suspension mechanism and the force-deflection curve of the seat cushion, respectively. The model of the complete seat is then validated using the seat transmissibility measured with inert mass under vertical vibration excitation. The results show that the proposed suspension seat model can be used to predict the seat transmissibility with various excitation magnitudes.
ISSN:1024-123X
1563-5147
DOI:10.1155/2021/3026108