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A Study on Characterizing a Healthy Driving Posture

건강한 운전 자세 특성 연구

  • Kim, Darae (Department of Mechanical System Design Engineering, Hongik University) ;
  • Choi, Hyungyun (Department of Mechanical System Design Engineering, Hongik University) ;
  • Lee, Joungho (College of Business Adminstration, Konkuk University) ;
  • Ahn, Sungmin (Compact Vehicle Package Engineering Team, Hyundai Motor Group) ;
  • Lee, Shiuk (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University)
  • 김다래 (홍익대학교 기계.시스템디자인공학과) ;
  • 최형연 (홍익대학교 기계.시스템디자인공학과) ;
  • 이정호 (건국대학교 경영대학 경영.경영정보학부) ;
  • 안성민 (현대자동차 소형패키지기술팀) ;
  • 이시욱 (서울대학교 재활의학과)
  • Received : 2012.11.02
  • Accepted : 2013.03.31
  • Published : 2013.09.01
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Abstract

To find a healthy driving posture, in this study, survey and empirical analysis given onto measurement of car-seat angle has been performed. Among 153 male respondents, those drivers who has minimum 5 year experience and 2 hours daily driving has been selected by a multiple screening process. They were further confirmed to have no discomfort history in any body region caused by the driving task. Final 44 people verified that their actual driving posture is not significantly different (p = 0.692) from healthy one they think. And their data, accordingly, the healthy driving postures are clustered based on the same seat-cushion angle, seat-back angle and trunk-thigh angle. Consequently, three seat-angles of the 44 subjects showed a significant difference only with their height information which is the most effecting factor on driving posture among the physical characteristics. That is a first result categorized healthy driving posture classified physical, if it were departmentalized into additional study, could be able to reflected a factor of "healthy" on car seat design.

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