Helicopters are versatile aircraft that can perform numerous missions such as ground
surveillance, rescue missions, air ambulance, fire-fighting etc. However, helicopter crashes …

This paper provides an overview of the latest advances in road vehicle suspension design,
dynamics, and control, together with the authors' perspectives, in the context of vehicle ride …

This paper presents the development of an innovative seat suspension working with a rotary
magnetorheological (MR) fluid damper. Compared with a conventional linear MR damper …

The role of intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) in spinal load reduction has remained
controversial, partly because previous musculoskeletal models did not introduce the …

WHOLE body vibration (WBV) has become an increasingly significant area of concern in
helicopter seat design. Military studies and hazard reports have shown that back pain and …

Magnetorheological (MR) fluids are described using two nondimensional numbers, the
Bingham and Mason numbers. The Mason number is the ratio of particle magnetic forces to …

This paper reports a novel magnetorheological fluid (MRF)-based damper, which synergizes
the attributes of variable stiffness and damping through the compact assembly of two MRF …

“Functional integration” is to integrate two or multiple systems or mechanisms that are
independent with each other and to realize the two or multiple functions using only one …

The study of the biodynamic response of helicopter passengers and pilots, when excited by
rotorcraft vibrations that are transmitted through the seat and, for the latter, the control …

Optimal control of a gun recoil absorber is investigated for minimizing recoil loads and
maximizing rate of fire. A multi-objective optimization problem was formulated by …