The whole-body vibration (WBV) experienced by automobile drivers and the effects of WBV have been widely investigated. There exists a need to review the research literature investigating the evidence of WBV in automobile drivers and the effects of WBV. The aim of this review is to determine whether WBV exists in automobile drivers and then to find out the effects of WBV. Low Back Pain (LBP) is ...

In order to predict the interior noise of the automobile in the low and middle frequency band in the design and development stage, the hybrid FE-SEA model of an automobile was created using hybrid FE-SEA method. The modal density was calculated using analytical method and finite element method; the damping loss factors of the structural and acoustic cavity subsystems were also calculated with a...

Flexible manufacturing and customization is a considerable topic in modern manufacturing automobile industry. However, challenges still remain on the responsiveness of production system to the fluctuation of production demand. In this paper we developed a flexible machine layout that is not restricted to equal size machines. The layout optimizes the trade-offs between increased material handlin...

Methods are given for measuring 3D points on human drivers of automobiles. Points are natural body features marked by special targets placed on the body. The measurements are needed for improved comfort and accomodation in automotive seat design. The measurement methods required hardware instrumenta-tion in the automobile and development of algorithms for oo-line processing of the acquired data...

The paper represents infrared laser and digital camera based equipment for measurement of gap flushness on the automobile. system is smartphone that used as database, while red targeted tool. method to measure triangulation. captures line projected body automobile serves database captured photos. algorithm done remote computer computation station measurement. Experiments are real car in laborat...

Over the past five years, there has been considerable growth and established value in the practice of modeling automotive software requirements. Much of this growth has been centered on requirements of software associated with the established functional areas of an automobile, such as those associated with powertrain, chassis, body, safety and infotainment. This paper makes a case for modeling ...