The Application of Anthropometry to Automotive Design

Roe, Ronald W.; Kyropoulos, Peter

doi:10.4271/700553

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“…At that time, automobiles were commonly used in the USA and driven by a wide range of people. Therefore, the US car manufacturers were motivated to collect anthropometric data for cab design to accommodate that range of drivers [21]. This data was also helpful to car manufacturers outside the USA who were developing cars for export to the USA and served to further improve various SAE standards that had been developed or were in development.…”

Section: Human Factors Research Activity In 1960smentioning

confidence: 99%

Automotive Technology and Human Factors Research: Past, Present, and Future

Akamatsu

Green

Bengler

2013

International Journal of Vehicular Technology

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This paper reviews the history of automotive technology development and human factors research, largely by decade, since the inception of the automobile. The human factors aspects were classified into primary driving task aspects (controls, displays, and visibility), driver workspace (seating and packaging, vibration, comfort, and climate), driver’s condition (fatigue and impairment), crash injury, advanced driver-assistance systems, external communication access, and driving behavior. For each era, the paper describes the SAE and ISO standards developed, the major organizations and conferences established, the major news stories affecting vehicle safety, and the general social context. The paper ends with a discussion of what can be learned from this historical review and the major issues to be addressed. A major contribution of this paper is more than 180 references that represent the foundation of automotive human factors, which should be considered core knowledge and should be familiar to those in the profession.

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Section: Human Factors Research Activity In 1960smentioning

confidence: 99%

Automotive Technology and Human Factors Research: Past, Present, and Future

Akamatsu

Green

Bengler

2013

International Journal of Vehicular Technology

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A Portable Occupant Digitization System (PODS): A Tool for Seated Anthropometry

Mullins¹,

Swamy²,

Vértiz³

1992

SAE Technical Paper Series

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3-D Korean Body Typing for Vehicle Interior Design

Hong

Park

Jung

et al. 2006

The Japanese journal of ergonomics

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The purpose of the study is to extract typical body shapes of Koreans based on their three-dimensional anthropometric data measured through 5th national anthropometric survey known as SizeKorea and to examine the suitability of the 3D human shape data for vehicle interior packaging. 36 three-dimensional anthropometric variables that are related to the interior design of vehicles were considered for the generation of typical body shapes. Major factors were extracted by the factor analysis and factor scores were calculated for all subjects with respect to age groups and gender. Typical or standard drivers of Korean, who must be tested for the suitability of design during the design process, were selected by the minimum deviation criteria for the major factor scores with respect to 50th, and 95th percentiles, respectively. Since human models such as HUMAN are frequently used in vehicle design, it is of great importance to make sure that its dimensions conform to those of real Korean drivers. There exist critical differences between selected anthropometric data of Korean and modeling data provided by HUMAN. This suggests that comparative research about these differences need to be undertaken and any modeling data provided by computer human models should not be applied to the ergonomic evaluation for the vehicle design without a careful review. It is also expected that anthropometric data of a set of typical drivers extracted from the study help designers conduct package layouts and improve the suitability of ergonomic evaluation for Korean customers.

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The Application of Anthropometry to Automotive Design

Cited by 3 publications

References 5 publications

Automotive Technology and Human Factors Research: Past, Present, and Future

Automotive Technology and Human Factors Research: Past, Present, and Future

A Portable Occupant Digitization System (PODS): A Tool for Seated Anthropometry

3-D Korean Body Typing for Vehicle Interior Design

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