The Effects of Anthropometry on Driver Position and Clearance Measures

2006-01-0454

04/03/2006

Event
SAE 2006 World Congress & Exhibition
Authors Abstract
Content
Obesity is a growing problem in the general population. Recent studies have suggested a link between occupant anthropometry and injury risk in motor vehicle accidents. Adult subjects covering a range of heights, weights, and body mass index (BMI) were seated in passenger cars and asked to adjust the seat and restraint to a comfortable driving position. Differences75 in driver position and clearance measures between normal weight, overweight, and obese occupants were assessed. Occupant height was found to be a good predictor of some seating position and clearance measures, while BMI was found to be a better predictor of others. Relationships were also found relating waist circumference to measures of seating position and clearance. The results of this study are essential in developing quantitative models to investigate relationships between anthropometry and injury potential.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2006-01-0454
Pages
17
Citation
Bove, R., Fisher, J., Ciccarelli, L., Cargill, R. et al., "The Effects of Anthropometry on Driver Position and Clearance Measures," SAE Technical Paper 2006-01-0454, 2006, https://doi.org/10.4271/2006-01-0454.
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Publisher
Published
Apr 3, 2006
Product Code
2006-01-0454
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English