DRIVER EYE POSITION AND CONTROL REACH ANTHROPOMETRICS. VOL 1. STATIC EYE POSITION, CONTROL REACH AND CONTROL FORCE STUDIES. FINAL REPORT

THE PURPOSE WAS TO DEVELOP CRITERIA FOR ESTABLISHING REACH AND ERGONOMETRIC STANDARDS FOR THE POSITIONING AND DESIGNING OF MOTOR VEHICLE CONTROLS, REFERENCE STANDARDS FOR EVALUATING EXTERIOR FIELD OF VIEW FROM VEHICLES, AND TO CREATE AND DEMONSTRATE A TOOL FOR MEASURING HOW WELL NEWLY DESIGNED VEHICLES COMPLY WITH ANTHROPOMETRIC STANDARDS. THE QUESTIONS STUDIED WERE: WHAT CONSTRAINING LIMITS FOR HAND AND FOOT-OPERATED CONTROLS WOULD ASSURE THAT MOST DRIVERS WEARING RESTRAINT SYSTEMS CAN REACH THEM; HOW MUCH CONTROL FORCE IS ACCEPTABLE TO ASSURE THAT MOST DRIVERS CAN MANIPULATE CONTROLS ADEQUATELY; WHERE ARE DRIVERS' EYES WHILE PERFORMING TYPICAL TASKS; AND WHAT METHOD OR TOOL SHOULD BE USED TO MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A GIVEN VEHICLE IN MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED BY DRIVER REACH. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • REPORT NO MFI-71-117
• Corporate Authors:

  Man Factors, Inc

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• Authors:
  • Woodson, W E
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 328 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anthropometry; Constraints; Control; Design; Drivers; Eye; Field of vision; Human factors; Instrument panels; Motor vehicles; Positioning; Task analysis; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Field of view
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221753
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 24 1972 12:00AM