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The use of volumetric projections in Digital Human Modelling software for the identification of large goods vehicle blind spots

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posted on 2015-11-23, 14:24 authored by Steve SummerskillSteve Summerskill, Russell MarshallRussell Marshall, Sharon CookSharon Cook, James Lenard, John H. Richardson
The aim of the study is to understand the nature of blind spots in the vision of drivers of Large Goods Vehicles caused by vehicle design variables such as the driver eye height, and mirror designs. The study was informed by the processing of UK national accident data using cluster analysis to establish if vehicle blind spots contribute to accidents. In order to establish the cause and nature of blind spots six top selling trucks in the UK, with a range of sizes were digitized and imported into the SAMMIE Digital Human Modelling (DHM) system. A novel CAD based vision projection technique, which has been validated in a laboratory study, allowed multiple mirror and window aperture projections to be created, resulting in the identification and quantification of a key blind spot. The identified blind spot was demonstrated to have the potential to be associated with the scenarios that were identified in the accident data. The project led to the revision of UNECE Regulation 46 that defines mirror coverage in the European Union, with new vehicle registrations in Europe being required to meet the amended standard after June of 2015.

History

School

  • Design and Creative Arts

Department

  • Design

Published in

Applied Ergonomics: human factors in technology and society

Volume

53

Issue

Part A

Pages

267-280

Citation

SUMMERSKILL, S. ... et al, 2016. The use of volumetric projections in Digital Human Modelling software for the identification of large goods vehicle blind spots. Applied Ergonomics, 53, pt.A, pp.267-280.

Publisher

© Elsevier

Version

  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

Publisher statement

This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Acceptance date

2015-10-25

Publication date

2015-11-14

Copyright date

2016

Notes

This paper was accepted for publication in the journal Applied Ergonomics and the definitive published version is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2015.10.013.

ISSN

0003-6870

Language

  • en