Automotive Ergonomics: Passenger Cars Interior Dimension Parameters and Comfort
Abstract— Automotive ergonomics is the study of how automotive can be designed better for human use. The human factor aspect of designing automobiles is first considered at the Vehicle Packaging stage. The term Vehicle Packaging comes to use whenever a new model is in the early stage of...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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2007
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| Online Access: | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/2148/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/2148/1/Auto_Ergonomic.pdf |
| Summary: | Abstract— Automotive ergonomics is the study of
how automotive can be designed better for human
use. The human factor aspect of designing
automobiles is first considered at the Vehicle
Packaging stage. The term Vehicle Packaging
comes to use whenever a new model is in the early
stage of study. It is a method to safeguard and
protect space for the human user and necessary
components that make up the vehicle being
designed. Other purposes are to provide
alternative solutions and proposals, to ensure the
legal requirements are met and to ensure all inhouse requirements are met. This study is to
correlate automobiles interior dimensions to
comfort factors by means of measuring and survey
as well as using ergonomic software. Four cars are
compared to achieve this objective. From the
result, it can be seen that dimension factors of
interior affects the car ergonomic factors. By
looking into specific dimension parameters, one
can see the differentiation between all four cars.
For driver's comfort as well as reach factors,
survey shows majority respondents prefer Honda
City and Toyota Vios. However from discomfort
assessment using Ramsis, it was suggested that
both Proton cars gives better comfort for taller
population while Honda City and Toyota Vios
gives better comfort for shorter population. Other
factors evaluated were driver clearance and
spaciousness, driver seat and steering
adjustability, driver reach ability to surrounding
components, driver view (inside and outside),
front and rear door entry / exit, rear passenger spaciousness and view, vibration and noise, and
trunk space.
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