Active seat suspension for ultra-compact electric vehicle (Fundamental consideration on electrooculogram when fall from the bump)

Issue title: Proceedings from the 17th International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics (ISEM 2015)

Guest editors: Fumio Kojima, Futoshi Kobayashi and Hiroyuki Nakamoto

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Mashino, Masahiro^a | Ishida, Masaki^a | Narita, Takayoshi^b | Kato, Hideaki^{c; *} | Yamamoto, Yoshio^d

Affiliations: [a] Course of Mechanical Engineering, Tokai University, Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa, Japan | [b] Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, Suwa, Chino-shi, Nagano, Japan | [c] Department of Prime Mover Engineering, Tokai University, Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa, Japan | [d] Department of Precision Engineering, Tokai University, Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa, Japan

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Hideaki Kato, 4-1-1 Kitakaname, Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa, Japan. E-mail:hkato@tokai-u.jp

Abstract: Nowadays, ultra-compact electric vehicles have been increasingly demanded under the influence of environmental problem and the aged society. The ultra-compact electric vehicles are possible to travel on poor condition roads, such as narrow and unpaved roads. Thus, the ride comfort of the vehicles is expected to deteriorate when the ultra-compact electric vehicles travel on such road. Then it is important to reduce vibration of the vehicle. To solve these problems, we suggest active seat suspension that can be installed in ultra-compact electric vehicles. In this paper, we focused on the electrooculogram when fall from the bump of roadway boundary.

Keywords: Active seat suspension, ultra-compact electric vehicle, ride comfort, electrooculogram

DOI: 10.3233/JAE-162137

Journal: International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol. 52, no. 1-2, pp. 215-222, 2016