title: Method for the analysis of posture and interface pressure of car drivers.
abstract: Biomechanical study of car driver posture is one of the most referenced aspects for the ergonomic design process of the whole vehicle. The aim of this work is to present a multi-factor method for the analysis of sitting posture and the resulting interactions of the car driver body with the cushion and the backrest. The proposed method, based on the combined use of an optoelectronic system for motion capture and suitable matrices of pressure sensors, has allowed the measurement of a large set of car driver posture parameters and the identification of specific sitting strategies characterising the driving posture, despite the different behaviours of the analysed subjects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioengineering, Polytechnic of Milan, P.zza Leonardo da Vinci 32, I-20133 Milan, Italy. andreoni@biomed.polimi.it
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Andreoni
authors.forename: Giorgio C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Santambrogio
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rabuffetti
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pedotti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001334:Automobile Driving; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006804:Ergonomics; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology*; D011312:Pressure