THE EFFECT OF VARIABLE-RATIO STEERING GEARS ON DRIVER PREFERENCE AND PERFORMANCE

TWO VARIABLE-RATIO AND THREE LINEAR STEERING GEARS WERE COMPARED TO DETERMINE WHETHER VARIABLE-RATIO GEARS OFFERED ANY ADVANTAGES OR DISADVANTAGES FOR VEHICLE CONTROL. THE RESULTS INDICATE THAT VARIABLE-RATIO GEARS MAY IMPROVE PERFORMANCE SIGNIFICANTLY IN TASKS SUCH AS PARALLEL PARKING. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT VARIABLE-RATIO GEARS AFFECT PERFORMANCE ON OTHER DRIVING TASKS. SUBJECTS EXPRESSED STRONG PREFERENCE FOR ONE VARIABLE-RATIO DESIGN OF MODERATE CHARACTERISTICS BUT GENERALLY EXPRESSED DISLIKED FOR A MORE EXTREME DESIGN. /AUTHOR/

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 12, No 6, PP 553-558
• Authors:
  • Olson, P L
  • Thompson, R R
• Publication Date: 1970-12

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Human Factors
  • Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0018-7208
  • EISSN: 1547-8181
  • Serial URL: http://hfs.sagepub.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Consumer behavior; Consumer preferences; Control; Driver performance; Drivers; Impacts; Personnel performance; Steering gears; Vehicles
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223397
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 7 1971 12:00AM