Estimation of Oscillatory Comfort During Vertical Vibrations Using an Artificial Neural Network

Vertical vibrations in the vehicle can have a negative effect on the oscillatory comfort of the passengers. Vibrations can cause pain in muscles and joints, fatigue, problems with vision and coordination of movements. The ISO 2631 standard provides guidelines for assessing the level of vibration experienced by passengers in a vehicle and provides guidelines for the design and testing of vehicles to ensure the highest possible oscillatory comfort. In this paper, the influence of vertical vibrations on the human body was investigated using the ISO 2631 standard. For the purposes of the experiment, ten healthy subjects participated, five male and five female. Based on experimental results, an artificial neural network was developed to evaluate oscillatory comfort.