Test Bench for Analysis of Harmful Vibrations Induced to Wheelchair Users

A. Ababou, N. Ababou, T. Morsi, L. Boukhechem

2014

Abstract

In this paper, a test bench for analysis of harmful vibrations that can be transmitted by manual wheelchair ti its user is presented. The vibration generating device developed in the laboratory and sensors positioning are described. Vibration measurements were carried out using four tri-axis MEMS accelerometers and a position sensor. Experimental data were noisy, so they were first filtered before acceleration amplitude can be assessed using two methods that we propose: a so-called ‘cyclogram method’ and ‘DFT principal peak signal magnitude’ on the other hand. The second one is faster and results showed that the prototype developed in the laboratory can provide harmful vibrations in 2-10Hz frequency range and can be used to check the vibration transmissibility of wheelchair.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Ababou A., Ababou N., Morsi T. and Boukhechem L. (2014). Test Bench for Analysis of Harmful Vibrations Induced to Wheelchair Users . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2014) ISBN 978-989-758-013-0, pages 147-153. DOI: 10.5220/0004806001470153

in Bibtex Style

@conference{biodevices14,
author={A. Ababou and N. Ababou and T. Morsi and L. Boukhechem},
title={Test Bench for Analysis of Harmful Vibrations Induced to Wheelchair Users },
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2014)},
year={2014},
pages={147-153},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004806001470153},
isbn={978-989-758-013-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2014)
TI - Test Bench for Analysis of Harmful Vibrations Induced to Wheelchair Users
SN - 978-989-758-013-0
AU - Ababou A.
AU - Ababou N.
AU - Morsi T.
AU - Boukhechem L.
PY - 2014
SP - 147
EP - 153
DO - 10.5220/0004806001470153