Constitutive kinematic modes and shapes during vehicle ingress/egress
- Submitting institution
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Coventry University
- Unit of assessment
- 32 - Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
- Output identifier
- 37878329
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.apergo.2016.03.017
- Title of journal
- Applied Ergonomics
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- First page
- 127
- Volume
- 56
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0003-6870
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- April
- Year of publication
- 2016
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
- Yes
- Number of additional authors
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1
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- Car manufacturers are increasingly interested in vehicle comfort and the ease of ingress/egress (I/E). This study was undertaken in collaboration with Magna Inc, one of the largest suppliers to the automotive industry and a manufacturer of automotive seats, with the aim of increasing design and accessibility issues that affect vehicle selection by the older driver.
The study investigated the motions of older users of passenger vehicles during ingress/egress. The 3-dimensional movements of 30 older people were measured as they entered and exited vehicles together with their perceived comfort of the seating. A novel analysis procedure was developed which decomposed the motion into their underlying shapes; these shapes demonstrated significant correlation with the perceived comfort. The approach and results indicate the shapes which correspond to good and poor vehicular ingress and egress.
The resulting shapes inform the design of accessible interiors and exteriors of passenger vehicles for older people. It is recommended that vehicle designs should attempt to avoid body positions that require excessive ankle articulation and lumbar flexion/extension during ingress and egress. This research has gone on to inform and underpin studies of user-centred design for older people in a variety of fields, including labour-intensive agriculture and horticulture, human balance and gait analysis for motion capture, as well as user-centred epistemologies for ergonomics and design.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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