Vibrations Reduced In Driver's Seats

The National Institute for Working Life has been involved in developing a driver's seat for lorries which reduces vibrations by a third compared with current driver's seats.

Researchers at the National Institute for Working Life have shown that lorry seats can be improved to reduce vibration-related complaints.

"Today's seats have some damping effect, but only against vertical vibrations," explains Lage Burström, vibration researcher at the National Institute for Working Life.

The new driver's seat, developed in partnership with a lorry manufacturer, is also able to cut vibrations from side to side and front to back.

"The prototype seat which we have developed improves damping by up to 30 per cent," says Burström. "It works particularly well in off-road vehicles and in boats, and reactions from professional drivers who have tried the seat have been extremely positive."

Lage Burström is now coming to the end of the research project, which was carried out together with researchers from six European countries over three years. Researchers in the different countries concentrated on specific types of vehicle - lorries, tractors, construction equipment, locomotives and boats. The new lorry seat will be on the market this year.

Source: NIWL News Release

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