Anthropometrical limitations in the construction of passenger vehicles: Case study

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 222, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1409-1419

  Klarin, M M ^a   Spasojevic Brkic V K ^a   Stanojevic P D ^b   Sajfert, Z D ^c  

^a Faculty of Mechanical Engineering   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEFENCE   (Serbia)

^c Faculty of Technical Engineering   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Anthropomeasures; Inclination of the windshield; Interior; Passenger car; Seat; Wheel of the steering mechanism

Indexed keywords

INTERIORS (BUILDING); PASSENGER CARS; SEATS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; WHEELS;

50TH PERCENTILES; ANTHROPOMEASURES; INCLINATION OF THE WINDSHIELD; NORMAL FUNCTION; PASSENGER VEHICLES; STEERING WHEEL; TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS; WHEEL OF THE STEERING MECHANISM;

AUTOMOBILE STEERING EQUIPMENT;

EID: 51749116008     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544070JAUTO775     Document Type: Article

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