Posture and muscular behaviour in emergency braking: An experimental approach

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 797-801

  Behr, Michel ^a   Poumarat, Georges ^b   Serre, Thierry ^a   Arnoux, Pierre Jean ^a   Thollon, Lionel ^a   Brunet, Christian ^a  

^a UMRT24 INRETS University of Mediterranée   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Driving behaviour; Driving simulator; Electromyography; Emergency braking; Motor vehicle crashes

Indexed keywords

BRAKE PEDALS; CRASH SIMULATION; DRIVING BEHAVIOUR; DRIVING SIMULATOR; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOLS; FRONTAL IMPACTS; HUMAN MODEL; INITIAL CONDITIONS; LOWER LIMB; MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES; MUSCLE ACTIVATION; MUSCLE TONE; MUSCULAR ACTIVATION; MUSCULAR ACTIVITIES; ROAD SAFETY; SAFETY SYSTEM;

AUTOMOBILE SIMULATORS; BRAKES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MUSCLE; VEHICLES;

SIMULATORS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CAR; CAR DRIVING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE;

EID: 77950329280     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.04.010     Document Type: Article

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