The prediction of car driver size and position to enhance safety in crashes

Ergonomics

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1149-1166

  Flyte, Margaret D Galer ^a   Perchard, M F ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthropometric characteristics; Car drivers; Occupant protection; Safety

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE STEERING EQUIPMENT; COLLISION AVOIDANCE; ERGONOMICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SENSORS;

ANTHROPOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS; INJURY PRODUCING FEATURES; PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; BODY SIZE; CAR DRIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0344200003     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401399185045     Document Type: Article

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