Reducing vibration exposure for medical evacuation of patients with adaptive vibration control of air bladder cushions

Saurav Kumar, Dhanush Sivasubramanian, Inderjeet Singh, Allison Palomino, Muthu B. J, Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Biomedical Technologies Division, The University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute , Fort Worth

Journal of Vibration and Control

Published online on December 22, 2025

Abstract

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Vibration exposure during medical evacuation operations poses significant risks by exacerbating physical injuries and triggering adverse physiological responses. Relative motion between critical body segments—such as the head and sternum or the sternum ...