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Effects of Driving Environment on Driver's Posture  

Kim, Taeil (Korea University, Dept. of industrial systems and Information Engineering)
Choi, Kwangsoo (Korea University, Dept. of industrial systems and Information Engineering)
Jung, Eui S. (Korea University, Dept. of industrial systems and Information Engineering)
Park, Sungjoon (Namseoul University, Dept. of Industrial Engineering)
Choi, Jaeho (Daejin University, Dept. of Industrial System Engineering)
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Journal of Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers / v.29, no.4, 2003 , pp. 271-282 More about this Journal
Abstract
Automotive occupant packaging has been a part of main ergonomics interests, especially, in terms of driver's posture. Previous research on driver's posture has mainly focused on the initial optimal posture for driving sedans. However, customer preferences on cars are shifting from sedans to RV and automobile manufacturing companies seek to understand temporal changes in drivers' posture according to driving environment. So the main aim of this study was to develop a driver's posture measurement system during driving and investigate casual changes due to duration, car type, traffic flow. Four male drivers participated in the experiments during one week. It was shown that considerable changes in their postures were caused with respect to driving environment, which implies that not only static optimal postures but their dynamic changes should be taken into consideration for proper design and evaluation of interior packaging. The research is expected to help packaging designers understand human drivers so as to improve their comfort.
Keywords
Driver's posture; driving environment;
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