FIELD OF VIEW FROM AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES
THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE FINDINGS OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY RESEARCH ON FIELDS OF VIEW 360 DEGREES AROUND AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES. THE RESEARCH CONSIDERED FORWARD, SIDE AND REAR FIELDS OF VIEW FROM FORWARD-MOVING VEHICLES. REAR VISION THROUGH MIRROR SYSTEMS WAS INCLUDED. NO ATTEMPT, HOWEVER, WAS MADE TO DEFINE THE FIELDS OF VIEW OF DRIVERS WHO LOOK TO THE REAR THROUGH WINDOWS WITHOUT THE USE OF MIRRORS. GENERAL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DRIVER'S VISION FIELDS ARE GIVEN IN THE SUMMARY. DETAILED PRESENTATIONS AND EXPLANATIONS ARE GIVEN IN THE BODY OF THE REPORT. BACKGROUND MATERIAL IS PROVIDED IN THE TECHNICAL NOTES. THE RESEARCH RESULTS PRESENTED IN THIS REPORT ARE DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED FOR PASSENGER CARS. TECHNICAL ISSUES AND ASSUMPTIONS PECULIAR TO VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS (I.E., LIGHT TRUCKS, MPV'S, HEAVY TRUCKS AND BUSES) ARE TREATED IN A SEPARATE SECTION. TWO-WHEELED VEHICLES, OFF-ROAD VEHICLES AND SPECIALIZED CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ARE NOT CONSIDERED.
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Supplemental Notes:
- REP NO: SAE SP-381
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Corporate Authors:
Ford Motor Company
Automotive Safety Office
Dearborn, MI United States 48126 - Publication Date: 1973
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 143 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Drivers; Field of vision; Vehicles; Vision
- Uncontrolled Terms: Field of view
- Old TRIS Terms: Driver vision; Vision characteristics
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00222221
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 31 1973 12:00AM