Interior noise and vibration reduction
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Interior noise and vibration is one of the design aspects of machines. This becomes of major importance when the machine and man operate together for a Iong period (i.e. working day). The EuroCabins project investigates the ergonomics of cabins of earth moving machines. Interviews with a representative selection of operators have shown that noise and poor seat comfort are importantaspects where improvements are needed. This chapter briefly introduces the state ofart around this topic, divided in: f. interior noise; 2. hand-arm and whole-body vibration. The chapter, based on a literature search and TNO projects, will give the designer some directions to go in optimizing these comfort aspects of the earth moving machines. First the state of knowledge for both areas is described. Next to pragmatic solutions new advanced developments will set new targets for noise and vibration reduction, i.e. active control systems. These will be presented in the paragraph after. Concluding remarks, a list of (internet) links and standards and the references will complete the paper.
TNO Identifier
1000231
ISSN
90-6743-977-0
Publisher
TNO
Source title
Comfortable earth moving machinery : knowledge and experiences from the Eurocabin project
Editor(s)
Krause, F.
Bronkhorst, R.E.
Looze, M.P. de
Bronkhorst, R.E.
Looze, M.P. de
Place of publication
Hoofddorp
Pages
31-42