AUTOMOTIVE ERGONOMICS. CHAPTER 4. VISUAL ASPECTS IN VEHICLE DESIGN

This chapter considers the translation of drivers' visual needs into specifications for vehicle design. The driver's field of view is considered including direct and mirror fields. The range of driver eye locations and drivers' vision are discussed. The main field of view considerations for vehicle designers are outlined and relevant European and US regulations listed. Methods of measuring and assessing fields of view are described including direct measurement, laboratory tests using the two light method, and computer modelling using SAMMIE. Developments in design and evaluation are considered covering aspects of mirror vision, buses and trucks, off-road vehicles and improving vision for vehicle occupants. For the covering abstract see IRRD 857494.

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  Taylor & Francis

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• Authors:
  • Haslegrave, C M
• Publication Date: 1993

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 79-98
• Serial:
  • Publication of: TAYLOR AND FRANCIS LTD
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Buses; Design; Drivers; Field of vision; Legislation; Trucks; Vehicle occupants
• Identifier Terms: European Commission; European Union
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Design; Law; Motor Carriers; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00642010
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-7484-0005-2
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Feb 15 1994 12:00AM