Development of seating accommodation models for soldiers in vehicles.
Data from a previous study of soldier driving postures and seating positions were analysed to develop statistical models for defining accommodation of driver seating positions in military vehicles. Regression models were created for seating accommodation applicable to driver positions with a fixed heel point and a range of steering wheel locations in typical tactical vehicles. The models predict the driver-selected seat position as a function of population anthropometry and vehicle layout. These models are the first driver accommodation models considering the effects of body armor and body-borne gear. The obtained results can benefit the design of military vehicles, and the methods can also be extended to be utilised in the development of seating accommodation models for other driving environments where protective equipment affects driver seating posture, such as vehicles used by law-enforcement officers and firefighters. Practitioner Summary: A large-scale laboratory study of soldier driving posture and seating position was designed to focus on tactical vehicle (truck) designs. Regression techniques are utilised to develop accommodation models suitable for tactical vehicles. These are the first seating accommodation models based on soldier data to consider the effects of personal protective equipment and body-borne gear.
a Industrial and Operations Engineering Department , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , MI , USA.
Yaser
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Zerehsaz
a Industrial and Operations Engineering Department , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , MI , USA.
Jionghua Judy
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Jin
b University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute , Ann Arbor , MI , USA.
Sheila M
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Ebert
a Industrial and Operations Engineering Department , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , MI , USA.|b University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute , Ann Arbor , MI , USA.
Matthew P
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Reed
D000886:Anthropometry; D001334:Automobile Driving; D001336:Automobiles; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011187:Posture; D012044:Regression Analysis
Anthropometry; accommodation; posture; vehicle occupants