Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers (한국자동차공학회논문집)

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Relationship between Comfort and Safety of Sitting Posture of a Driver during Vehicle Crash

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  • Kim, Kwang-Hoon (Department of Mechanical Design Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • Son, Kwon (Department of Mechanical Engineering and Research Institute of Mechanical Technology, Pusan National University) ;
  • Yoo, Wan-Suk (Department of Mechanical Engineering and Research Institute of Mechanical Technology, Pusan National University)
  • 김광훈 (부산대학교 기계설계공학과) ;
  • 손권 (부산대학교 기계공학부 및 기계기술연구소) ;
  • 유완석 (부산대학교 기계공학부 및 기계기술연구소)
  • Published : 2003.07.01
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Abstract

Safety and comfort are importance concepts for designers of vehicle seats and instrument panels. There have been a lot of researches on comfortable sitting postures, however, relatively a few researchers have tried to find a desirable driving posture in consideration of both comfort and safety. This study investigates a relationship between comfort and safety of sitting posture of a driver. Since a seat is closely related to comfort, the angular data of comfortable sitting posture were obtained through the correlation between the seat and the driver. In order to acquire the data of safe sitting posture, computer simulations were performed for various seatback angles. Based on comparing and analyzing the data obtained, the optimal sitting posture is suggested for both comfort and safety aspects.

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