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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Driver Seat"”.
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Study of driver-seat interactions and enhancement of vehicular ride vibration environment
… and various health and safety risks for the drivers, specifically for the off-road vehicle drivers. Enhancement of shock and vibration environment of such vehicles involves characterization of vibration environment, biodynamic response of the driver, design and analysis of secondary …
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Driver Comprehension of Integrated Collision Avoidance System Alerts Presented through a Haptic Driver Seat
Active safety systems that warn automobile drivers of various types of impending collisions have been developed. How these systems alert drivers when integrated, however, is a crucial component to their effectiveness that hinges on the consideration of human factors. Drivers' ability to comprehend …
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Effect of Belt Usage Reporting Errors on Injury Risk Estimates
… investigators are always accurate at determining seat belt usage. The primary purpose of this research is to determine the accuracy of NASS-CDS investigators using event data recorders (EDRs) as the baseline for accuracy, and then recalculating injury risk estimates based on our findings. The …
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Biomechanical Responses of Small Female Human Surrogates during Frontal Sled Tests using a Realistic Vehicle Environment
… surrogate (PMHS) responses using a realistic, driver-seat environment to assess biofidelity or ability to predict injury. Therefore, the objective of this study was to compare the responses of the two ATDs and small female PMHS in matched frontal sled tests simulating a realistic driver-seat …
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Evaluation of event data recorders in real world crashes and full-scale crash tests
… to report other crash related parameters such as driver seat belt and airbag deployment status accurately in five of six tests as well.</p> <p>Comparison of EDRs with real world accident reconstructions was performed for 315 General Motors cases and 10 Ford cases from the National Automotive …
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Investigation of W-Beam Energy-Absorbing Guardrail End Terminal Safety Performance Using Finite Element Modeling
… 3) to investigate both full-body and body region driver injury probabilities during car-to-end terminal crashes using dummy and human body FE models; to analyze the relationship between the vehicle-based crash severity metrics used currently in regulations and the injury probabilities assessed …
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Factors that impact seat belt usage and injury severity of belted front seat occupants
Factors influencing seat belt usage have been extensively researched in the safety analysis literature. Most of this research has focused on factors that influence seat belt usage for a driver and front seat passenger in a vehicle. Few research studies have investigated factors that impact seat …
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Drivers' Ability to Localize Auditory and Haptic Alarms in Terms of Speed and Accuracy
This study investigated automobile drivers' ability to localize auditory and haptic (touch) alarms in terms of speed and accuracy. Thirty-two subjects, balanced across age (20-30 years old and 60-70 years old) and gender, participated in the study. Subjects were screened for minimum hearing of 40 …
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An integrated human factors approach to design and evaluation of the driver workspace and interface: Driver perceptions, behaviors, and objective measures
An ergonomic driver workspace and interface design is essential to ensure a healthier and comfortable driving experience in terms of driver perceptions, postures, and interface pressures. Developing more effective methods for driver-side interior design and evaluation, hence, requires thorough …
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Serious and Fatal Injury Risk in Road Departure Crashes with Guardrail
… end terminals. The findings control for driver seat belt use, rollover occurrence, terminal orientation (leading/trailing), control-loss and the number of impact events. Rollover and non-use of seatbelts were observed to carry much larger increases in risk than end terminal type. For …