1306 Active Seat Suspension for a Small Vehicle : Considerations for Sensory Evaluation with Multiple Regression Analysis

Abstract

A small active seat suspension has been designed and manufactured for a one-seat electric vehicle. Our aim was to develop a vibration-isolation system for the driver's seat suspension using active control. However, the evaluation of ride comfort during the electric vehicle running has depended on subjective judgement by drivers. Thus, it is necessary to evaluate the correlation of subjective judgement with objective judgement according to physical values, i.e., vibrations. In this study, ride comfort ratings evaluated subjectively by the "Paired Comparison Method" were compared with the measured acceleration of the seat surface. As a result, we confirmed a good correlation between the subjective judgement and the physical values.