Effects of target location, stature and hand grip type on in-vehicle reach discomfort

Ergonomics

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 466-476

  Wang, Xuguang ^a,b,c   Trasbot, Jules ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ GUSTAVE EIFFEL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d RENAULT   (France)

Author keywords

Automotive; Discomfort; Posture; Reach

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE; CAR INTERIORS; DISCOMFORT; IN-VEHICLE; POSTURE; REACH; REGRESSION EQUATION; STEERING WHEEL; TARGET LOCATION;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BODY POSTURE; CAR; FEMALE; FRANCE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; AUTOMOBILES; FEMALE; FRANCE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; POSTURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956350216     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2011.564312     Document Type: Article

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