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Title: | Design parameters for an elevated driving posture |
Authors: | Smith, Jordan Mansfield, Neil J. Gyi, Diane E. |
Keywords: | Automotive ergonomics Driving posture Anthropometric data Seat design Seat parameters |
Issue Date: | 2014 |
Publisher: | © AHFE 2014 Conference and Authors |
Citation: | SMITH, J., MANSFIELD, N.J. and GYI, D.E., 2014. Design parameters for an elevated driving posture. IN: Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics 2014, 20 Volume Set: Advances in
Human Aspects of
Transportation
Part I, pp. 357-363. |
Abstract: | Studies have shown that whilst emissions from passenger vehicles have fallen in the last 20-years, emissions from
light commercial vehicles (LCVs) have risen. An elevated driving seat will result in a driving posture higher than in
conventional vehicles and will benefit vehicle deign in terms of a reduction in vehicles’ mass potentially resulting in
reduced emissions. This paper reports on a study with the objective of identifying the static seat design parameters
for such an elevated seat. A sample of 20 commercial drivers (10 males, 10 females) aged 19-65, were recruited for
the study. A driving rig was designed and built to offer nine key seat sub-component adjustments, deemed highly
important to selecting a comfortable driving set up. Each sub-component was adjusted in an iterative process to
define an optimum position for each driver and was then recorded along with participant verbatim. Results indicated
that leg length is a good predictor of the seat height and the distance from the pedals (PH Gap) and that sitting height
is a good predictor for the positioning of the backrest. The preferred length of the seat base was much shorter and
the width much wider, respectively, than that observed in current LCVs. |
Description: | This conference paper was presented at the 5th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics AHFE 2014, Kraków, Poland, 19-23 July 2014. |
Version: | Accepted for publication |
URI: | https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/18561 |
Appears in Collections: | Conference Papers and Presentations (Design School)
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