purpose aerobic exercise has been identified as the main treatment for type 2 diabetic patients. such an exercise, however, is usually repined by some of patients who suffer from lack of stamina. therefore, whole body vibration has recently been introduced as a passive intervention. the present study aimed at comparing how aerobic exercise and whole body vibration affect glycaemia control in ty...

This paper aims to introduce two new adaptive designs of vibration control systems. First is an absorber and the second is an isolator. Absorbers are used for suppressing unwanted vibrations, while isolators isolating them. Structural parameter changes and excitation directions significantly affect the behavior of the conventional passive controllers. A Tuned Stiffness Damper (TSD), stepper mot...

This paper investigates the feasibility of robust adaptive feedforward control for the vibration suppression of a smart flexible beam. The adaptive least mean square (LMS) feedforward control with sliding mode controller is developed. Finite element model of flexible beam is calculated. The developed adaptive control with sliding mode controller design is numerically verified on a flexible beam...

Until now, studies on suspension control by using frequency response analysis that have been reported are almost for motorcar, but not for multi-legged walking robot. However, because of the disturbances, such as the various frequency properties of terrain, the collision and the slip between foot of robot and ground, the dynamic changes of the supported weight by each leg and the centre of grav...

BACKGROUND Whole-body vibration (WBV) induces reflex muscle activity and leads to increased muscle strength. However, little is known about the physiological mechanisms underlying the effects of whole-body vibration on muscular performance. Tonic vibration reflex is the most commonly cited mechanism to explain the effects of whole-body vibration on muscular performance, although there is no con...

This paper demonstrates the potential of applying PDlike fuzzy logic controller for active vibration control of piezoelectric Stewart platforms. Through simulation, the control authority of the piezo stack actuators for effectively damping the Stewart platform vibration can be evaluated for further implementation of the system. Each leg of the piezoelectric Stewart platform consists of a linear...