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A Study of Drivers' Fatigue Mechanisms During Long Hour Driving
Technical Paper
2001-01-0381
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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SAE 2001 World Congress
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English
Abstract
Drivers' fatigue during long hour driving comes from various causes. The purpose of this study is to clarify the mechanisms of drivers' fatigue in relation to seat performance. The drivers' posture was examined on the assumption that an optimal seating posture against fatigue should exist. As a first step, laboratory test was conducted to grasp fatigue analysis viewpoints. Then, as a next step, road test with seat pressure distribution (S.P.D.) and Electromyogram (EMG) was implemented to clarify fatigue process. Results show that seat support condition is found to be one of the factors behind uncomfortable postures and physical burdens, which leads to subjectively felt fatigues.
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Michida, N., Okiyama, H., Nishikawa, K., and Nouzawa, T., "A Study of Drivers' Fatigue Mechanisms During Long Hour Driving," SAE Technical Paper 2001-01-0381, 2001, https://doi.org/10.4271/2001-01-0381.Also In
SAE 2001 Transactions Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems
Number: V110-6; Published: 2002-09-15
Number: V110-6; Published: 2002-09-15
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