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Vibrations and vehicles reduce the comfort of drivers and passengers, causing stress, fatigue and discomfort. Chronic exposure to whole body vibration can affect the lumbar spine, the gastrointestinal system, the peripheral veins and the vestibular system. Until recently, it was possible to study the semicircular canals geometry only in cadaveric specimens, but now, with the development of high-resolution computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, it has become possible to mathematically model their geometry. The semicircular canals (SCC), as a part of vestibular system, are responsible for sensing angular head motion in three-dimensional space and for providing neural inputs to the central nervous system. In this study, one male subject was exposed to root-mean-square WBV acceleration level of 0.8 m/s2 while seated on an electrohydraulic vibration simulator with multi-axial excitation. The movements recorded on the head of the examinee were transferred to a 3D model. Numerical analysis provides fluid velocity generated in semicircular canals.
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This research is supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 952603. This article reflects only the author’s view. The Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains. Also, this research is funded by Serbian Ministry of Education, Science, and Technological Development [451-03-68/2020-14/200378 (Institute for Information Technologies, University of Kragujevac)].
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Saveljic, I., Saveljic, S.M., Filipovic, N. (2021). Influence of Random Vibration on Semicircular Canals During Exposure to Whole Body Vibrations. In: Badnjevic, A., Gurbeta Pokvić, L. (eds) CMBEBIH 2021. CMBEBIH 2021. IFMBE Proceedings, vol 84. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73909-6_89
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