Information about the locations of headlamps and driver eye positions is important in estimating the performance of a variety of traffic-safety equipment, such as retroreflective traffic signs and markings, rearview mirrors, and headlamps. Driver eye height is also an important factor in determining safe sight distances on vertical curves. However, no comprehensive database concerning the locations of headlamps and driver eye positions exists for the current U.S. fleet. The present study was designed to obtain from such information for vehicles currently sold in the U.S. The information was derived from the 15 best-selling cars and the 15 best-selling light trucks and vans. These 30 vehicles represent 52% of all vehicles sold in the U.S. in 1995. For headlamp locations, actual vehicle measurements were made. For driver eye positions, dimensional information provided by vehicle manufacturers was used to estimate the location of the driver seating reference point. An UMTRI-developed computer model that predicts the relationship of the driver eye position to the driver seating reference point was then used to calculate driver eye positions. The obtained information includes sales-weighted mean dimensions for the locations of headlamps and driver eye positions, calculated separately for cars and for light trucks and vans.


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    Titel :

    Locations of Headlamps and Driver Eye Positions in Vehicles Sold in the U.S.A


    Beteiligte:
    M. Sivak (Autor:in) / M. J. Flannagan (Autor:in) / E. A. Budnik (Autor:in) / C. C. Flannagan (Autor:in) / S. Kojima (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1996


    Format / Umfang :

    28 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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