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• Comfort Evaluation for Mine Shuttle Car Seat Designs
  6/1/2006 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications
  This study compared NIOSH and existing seat designs on low- and mid-coal seam shuttle cars.
• Acceleration and GPS Data Monitor Truck-Haulage Jolts
  8/1/2000 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper discusses the application of global positioning system (GPS) data, accelerometers, and pressure transducers to provide feedback about equipment operations and identify the cause of truck jolts.
• Improved Seat Reduces Jarring/Jolting for Operators of Low-Coal Shuttle Cars
  12/1/1999 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  With input from underground shuttle-car operators, this study addressed a component of WBV that is germane to underground mining: high-energy impacts or shocks.
• Shock Reduction for Low-Coal Shuttle Car Operators Using Viscoelastic Seating Foam
  3/1/1998 - Conference papers
  The prolonged exposure of equipment operators to shock and whole-body vibration (WBV) is linked to cumulative back, neck, and abdominal disorders.
• Ergonomic Seat With Viscoelastic Foam Reduces Shock on Underground Mobile Equipment
  6/1/1997 - Conference papers
  This paper describes the underground mine trials and the testing done to evaluate properties of the viscoelastic foams. The paper also discusses the development of an analytical model using the data from underground trials and the foam testing.