Human Factors Research Unit

Short courses on

Human Responses to Vibration

10 - 13 March 2009

To be held at

Institute of Sound and Vibration Research

University of Southampton

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Link to the Syllabus (for Course C) (to be updated in due course)

· The Courses

We offer three courses that provide an insight into human responses to vibration in specified areas and explore applications of research:

Course A Vehicle ride and seating (2 days)

Course B Whole-body vibration (3 days)

Course C Human Responses to Vibration (4 days)

The courses are ideally suited to engineers, scientists and others seeking a good understanding of human effects of vibration and related regulations. The courses include lectures, laboratory tours and demonstrations.

Syllabus of each course will be available on this website in due course.

The course comprises lectures, laboratory tours and demonstrations, with topics covering:

Principles of the measurement and evaluation of human vibration exposures.

Standards, limits and criteria for whole-body vibration.

Health effects of whole-body vibration.

Effects of whole-body vibration on activities.

Discomfort produced by whole-body vibration.

Vehicle ride evaluation.

Vibration thresholds.

Building vibration.

Biodynamics.

Seating dynamics.

Health effects of hand-transmitted vibration.

Epidemiology of disorders associated with hand-transmitted vibration.

Diagnosis of disorders caused by hand-transmitted vibration

Standards, limits and criteria for hand-arm vibration.

Measurement and evaluation of hand-tool vibration.

Causes of motion sickness in marine, land and air transport.

Preventative measures for whole-body and hand-arm vibration.

· Human Factors Research Unit, ISVR

The Human Factors Research Unit (HFRU) conducts fundamental and applied research, provides training and offers advices in matters related to human responses to vibration. The multi-disciplinary research areas include biodynamics, ride comfort, vibration-induced injuries and motion sickness. The unique facilities include motion simulation laboratory, human vibration library, and in-house developed software & hardware (HVLab).

· Fees

The course fees are shown below. The fee includes course notes, lunches and refreshments at the University, and a course dinner on one evening, but does not include accommodation. Click here for a list of accommodation.

Course A Vehicle ride and seating (10-11 March)	£550
Course B Whole-body vibration (10-12 March)	£750
Course C Human responses to vibration (10-13 March)	£900

· Location

The course will be held at the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, on the University of Southampton main Highfield Campus.

· Course Programme

Tuesday 10th March (Courses A, B, and C)

8.45 – 9.00	Registration
9.00 – 10.30	(1) Introduction to human responses to vibration
10.30 – 11.00	Coffee
11.00 – 12.30	Laboratory tour
12.30 – 13.45	Lunch
13.45 – 15.15	(2) Perception of vibration
15.15 – 15.30	Tea
15.30 – 17.00	(3) Biodynamic responses
19.00 –	Course dinner

Wednesday 11th March (Courses A, B, and C)

9.00 – 10.30	(4) Seating dynamics
10.30 – 11.00	Coffee
11.00 – 12.30	(5) Whole-body vibration and health
12.30 – 13.45	Lunch
13.45 – 15.15	(6) Vibration discomfort
15.15 – 15.30	Tea
15.30 – 17.00	(7) EU Directives
Closure of course A

Thursday 12th March (Courses B, and C)

9.00 – 10.30	(8) Whole-body vibration and human performance
10.30 – 11.00	Coffee
11.00 – 12.30	(9) Building vibration
12.30 – 13.45	Lunch
13.45 – 15.15	(10) Motion sickness
15.15 – 15.30	Tea
15.30 – 17.00	Demonstration of motion simulators and vibration measurements
Closure of course B

Friday 13th March (Course C)

9.00 – 10.30	(11) Hand-transmitted vibration - measurement, evaluation and assessment
10.30 – 11.00	Coffee
11.00 – 12.30	(12) Diagnosis of the hand-arm vibration syndrome
12.30 – 13.45	Lunch
13.45 – 15.15	Demonstration of diagnosis
15.15 – 15.30	Tea
Closure of course C

· Speakers

Name (alphabetical order)		Expertise
Professor Michael Griffin	(Head of HFRU)	All aspects of human responses to vibration
Dr. Henrietta Howarth	(Senior Research Fellow)	Building vibration
Dr. Miyuki Morioka	(Lecturer)	Ride comfort, Perception
Dr. Yi Qiu	(Lecturer)	Biodynamics, Vehicle dynamics
Mr. Martin Toward	(Senior Research Assistant)	Seating dynamics