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COBEM 2019
25th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION RELATIVE TO WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION (WBV) IN ARMOURED VEHICLE OF THE BRAZILIAN ARMY
Submission Author:
Mário Fedatto Neto , RS
Co-Authors:
Mário Fedatto Neto, Herbert Gomes, Leonardo Menna Martinelli
Presenter: Mário Fedatto Neto
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2019.COB2019-0420
Abstract
Vibration is a physical external agent that may bring problems concened to health and comfort when received by the human body. There are several situations where one can be exposed to vibration and, particularly in vehicles, this is evident. Assessing the levels of vibration and degree of exposure risk in these cases is important, especially when the involved activities are long term. This paper presents a study on the whole body vibration (WBV) levels in relation to health and comfort in an armored vehicle of the Brazilian Army Guarani, a wheeled transport vehicle for military personnel. An experimental test campaign was performed to investigate vibration levels in roads composed by several types of terrains. In the assessment of WBV for health (ISO 2631-1/1997), the tests carried out with this vehicle, demonstrated, in overall, an acceptable level of vibration, but on the other hand can be be classified as "fairly uncomfortable to uncomfortable”.
Keywords
WBV, Military Armoured Vehicle, Vibration Comfort, Health
