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The Application of CAD in the Study of Truck Driver's Field of Direct Visibility
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This paper describes how Computer Aided Design (CAD) technology is used by a U.S. truck manufacturer to define and evaluate certain aspects of the driver's visibility. CAD programs and 3-dimensional techniques were developed to replace 2-dimensional drawing board practices that are time consuming and cumbersome. This paper specifically describes how CAD technology is used to 1) establish the driver's direct field of view, 2) define and evaluate the effectiveness of the swept area of the windshield, and 3) determine the obscuration of the instrument panel by the steering wheel.
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Schmit, D., "The Application of CAD in the Study of Truck Driver's Field of Direct Visibility," SAE Technical Paper 872293, 1987, https://doi.org/10.4271/872293.Also In
References
- “Describing and Measuring the Driver's Field of View - SAE J1050a” 1986 SAE Recommended Practice
- FMVSS 128 “Fields of Direct View” NHTSA, Federal Register 46 1 January 2 1981 40
- “Windshield Wiper Systems - Trucks, Buses, and Multipurpose Vehicles - SAE J198” 1986 SAE Recommended Practice
- “Motor Vehicle Driver's Eye Range -SAE J941 MAR81” 1986 SAE Recommended Practice