Evaluation of driver's discomfort and postural change using dynamic body pressure distribution

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1085-1096

  Na, Seokhee ^a   Lim, Sunghyun ^b   Choi, Hwa Soon ^a   Chung, Min K ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b Hyundai Motor Co   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Driving discomfort; Driving movement; Driving posture; Dynamic body pressure distribution; Seat design

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE SEATS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; DATA REDUCTION; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION;

DRIVING DISCOMFORT; DRIVING MOVEMENT; DRIVING POSTURE; DYNAMIC BODY PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; SEAT DESIGN;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRIVING ABILITY; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSURE AND TENSION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 28344436221     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2005.03.004     Document Type: Article

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