TEST OF VEHICLE SEATING REFERENCE USING THE SAE J826B H-POINT MACHINE

SAE J826b Hip-Point machine installation procedures were selected as those showing the least variability of Hip-Point location from repeated installations. The variability of a vehicle SRP to the Hip-Point as determined by machine installation was found to be described by a rectangle with limits of 2 inches horizontally by 1 inch vertically.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Testing Institute

  5552 Port Royal Road
  Springfield, VA  United States  22151

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1976-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 96 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anthropometry; Automotive engineering; Building; Equipment tests; Facilities; Human factors engineering; Human factors engineering; Information processing; Installation; Machines; Methodology; Recommendations; Seats; Specialized training; Testing; Tests; Variables
• Uncontrolled Terms: Experimental data; Selection
• Old TRIS Terms: Machine design; Reference point signing; Test equipment
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00133423
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt., DOT-HS-801-891
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-5-01140
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 13 1976 12:00AM