This paper describes a study of human motion and human comfort when entering and exiting the rear seat of an automobile. A simulator was used to test several possible door frame configurations, and various positions of the front and rear seats. Thirty-six human subjects were asked to enter and exit the simulator five times for each configuration and to answer a subjective questionnaire. The motion performed by each test subject was recorded by means of a VHS recorder and an ELITE motion measurement system. A statistical analysis was performed on the data from the questionnaires and comfort rankings were produced for the various configurations. The most influential design parameters were identified and iso-comfort surfaces were defined and fitted which provided a simple means of quantifying the effect of one of the main parameters.


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    Title :

    An analysis of human comfort when entering and exiting the rear seat of an automobile


    Additional title:

    Eine Untersuchung der menschlichen Bewegung beim Einsteigen und Aussteigen von einem Fahrzeugrücksitz


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Applied Ergonomics ; 28 , 5/6 ; 397-406


    Publication date :

    1997


    Size :

    10 Seiten, 13 Bilder, 21 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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