Evaluation of driver discomfort during long-duration car driving

Falou, Wassim El; Duchêne, Jacques; Grabisch, Michel; Hewson, David J.; Langeron, Yves; Lino, Frédéric

doi:10.1016/s0003-6870(03)00011-5

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“…The results support previous research that has shown how ratings of total discomfort increased significantly during the trial (El Falou et al 2003; and increased more so when vibration was present . After 30 minutes the score for the overall discomfort was more than double that at the start of the trial, indicating that increases in discomfort seem largely associated with fatigue.…”

Section: Effects Of Time and Vibrationsupporting

confidence: 91%

“…The rate of discomfort onset was greater when participants were exposed to vibration, compared to participants who were exposed to no vibration. These results are in agreement with El Falou et al 2003. The presence of vibration amplified the rate at which discomfort increased compared to no vibration.…”

Section: Effects Of Time and Vibrationsupporting

confidence: 90%

“…These relatively modest scores parallel those observed in previous studies (e.g. El Falou et al 2003;Mansfield et al, 2014), where the full scale was not used by participants. Table 2 about here…”

Section: Effects Of Time and Vibrationsupporting

confidence: 87%

“…Previous studies (e.g. El Falou et al, 2003;Porter et al, 2003;De Carvalho andCallaghan, 2011, Smith et al 2015) have shown analytically that sensation of overall discomfort increases over time. Through a series of studies involving motion and long-duration sitting, Mansfield et al (2014) showed that discomfort increases both with vibration magnitude and with sitting duration, and that the presence of vibration causes an increase in the rate of discomfort onset.…”

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confidence: 91%

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Driver discomfort in vehicle seats – Effect of changing road conditions and seat foam composition

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“…There have been many past research and experiments conducted in driver's car posture (Na et al, 2005;Hirao et al, 2006;Hermanns et al, 2008;Falou et al, 2003;Park et al, 2000;Andreoni et al, 2002;Kyung and Nussbaum, 2008;Reed et al, 2000;Sun et al, 2006) but none was conducted for the Malaysian population. So, this study is aiming to publish comfortable and safe driving postures as preferred by Malaysian car drivers.…”

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Integration of Comfort into a Driver's Car Seat Design Using Image Analysis

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et al. 2010

American Journal of Applied Sciences

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Problem statement:The purposes of this study are twofold: First, to recommend a range of angles for driving posture comfort from measurement of participants and second, to investigate the relationships between drivers' anthropometric characteristics, comfortable postural angles and seat adjustment. Approach: Forty five participants were involved in the study. Both anthropometric data and postural angles were measured and recorded by using the photographic technique and analyzed further using software. During the study, each participant was required to sit on the driver's seat in his or her preferred comfortable driving postures. Images of the participant's driving posture were taken after 5 min he or she has been in the driving position to allow him/her to adapt with the seat environment and fabrics. The seat adjustment data were measured manually after the seat is adjusted for comfort by the participant. Prior to that, 10 anthropometric data of each participant was measured and recorded. Data on comfortable driving postural angles, anthropometry and seat adjustment were analyzed statistically with Pearson correlation using the SPSS software. Results: From the study, a range of angles are proposed based on the participant's perception on comfort. The ranges of comfortable angles for Malaysian citizen proposed shows significant different between Caucasian and Korean populations. The relationships between the comfortable postural angles, anthropometric data and seat adjustment were analyzed and discussed with several outcome shows that taller participants preferred a driving posture with their arms outstretched in order to achieve comfort, participants with bigger body dimension have a tendency to sit farther back from the steering wheels and smaller participants prefer to sit closer to the steering wheels with a slightly greater trunk thigh angle. Conclusion: The result obtained and discussed in this study can be applied in the driver's car seat design and construction to ensure comfort and safety.

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Evaluation of driver discomfort during long-duration car driving

Cited by 117 publications

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Driver discomfort in vehicle seats – Effect of changing road conditions and seat foam composition

Driver discomfort in vehicle seats – Effect of changing road conditions and seat foam composition

Integration of Comfort into a Driver's Car Seat Design Using Image Analysis

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