Shaping the vibro-isolation properties of horizontal seat suspension

Abstract

In this paper, an effective procedure of shaping the vibro-isolation properties of seat suspension system is presented. The simulation model is created to determine the dependence of evaluation criteria to the design parameters by means of which the system characteristics are formed. The developed optimisation procedure allows to find Pareto-optimal system configuration for the conflicted vibro-isolating criteria, i.e. the frequency weighted transmissibility factor used to evaluate dynamic seat comfort based on acceleration signals and the suspension travel. In order to optimise both the conflicted vibro-isolation criteria, a minimising of the transmissibility factor (primary criterion) is proposed taking into account the suspension travel that is transferred to a non-linear inequality constraint. The correctness of proposed procedure is evaluated using experimental research of the best solution of horizontal seat suspension. This research is performed using the passive system with optimal visco-elastic characteristics, which are selected especially for the well-defined input vibration. The satisfactory agreement of experimental and numerical results is obtained for the analysed vibration reduction system.