On the determination of driver reach and barriers

International Journal of Vehicle Design

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 253-273

  Yang, Jingzhou ^a   Abdel Malek, Karim ^a,c,d   Nebel, Kyle ^b,e  

^a University of Iowa   (United States)

^b US Army Tank Automotive Command   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d VizTek Inc   (United States)

^e U S ARMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Driver reach; Ergonomics; SAE; Vehicle interior design; Workspace

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; COCKPITS (AIRCRAFT); DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DESIGN; ERGONOMICS; KINEMATICS; VEHICLES; VISUALIZATION;

DRIVER REACH; KINEMATIC EQUATIONS; VEHICLE INTERIOR DESIGN; WORKSPACE;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

EID: 17444420327     PISSN: 01433369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJVD.2005.006600     Document Type: Article

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