The primary objective is to determine the values or ranges of values of forces that disabled people can exert on the primary controls of an automobile. This will lead to recommendations on desirable range of force and movement to best facilitate use by the disabled. A second objective is to determine the force and movements required to operate the primary controls on the present models of those cars likely to be purchased by disabled persons, using both data collected from car manufacturers and also data obtained from testing cars converted for use by disabled people. Apart from defining maximum force for the use of normal controls it is also intended to define acceptable limits for high-gain, low force controls. The program is structured in three phases: literature and data base searches, compilation of information from assessment centers; measurement of physical abilities of drivers including laboratory experiments; and measurement of vehicle and control system characteristic, methods of objectively defining high and low force limits, identification of gaps in knowledge.
Ergonomics of Car Controls for Disabled People. Phase 1. Part 1: Chapters 1-7. Part 2: Appendices. Part 3: References
1987
314 pages
Report
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Englisch