DocumentCode :
252319
Title :
Design of steering wheel characteristics based on human arm mechanical properties
Author :
Nishikawa, K. ; Furukawa, K. ; Kawate, I. ; Miyazaki, T. ; Nouzawa, T. ; Tsuji, T.
Author_Institution :
Mazda Motor Corp., Hiroshima, Japan
fYear :
2014
fDate :
13-15 Dec. 2014
Firstpage :
508
Lastpage :
513
Abstract :
Human arm operation in driving motion can be classified into the two categories of steering wheel and gear stick manipulation. In this study, the operational characteristics of a human-steering system were experimentally analyzed in consideration of the mechanical properties of the human arm and related effects on muscle activity. The results highlighted three points in particular: (1) positioning to facilitate operation as well as the operational direction of the steering column angle and fore-and-aft positions can be determined on the basis of force manipulability in consideration of human joint-torque characteristics; (2) subjects feel that handling is easier when arm muscle activity is low during steering wheel operation; and (3) arm positioning and body pressure distribution have a very significant effect on arm muscle loads. Comprehensive consideration of these results is expected to be useful in the design of human-vehicle steering wheel systems.
Keywords :
automotive components; biomechanics; ergonomics; gears; man-machine systems; muscle; steering systems; wheels; arm muscle activity; body pressure distribution; driving motion; force manipulability; fore-and-aft positions; gear stick manipulation; human arm mechanical properties; human arm operation; human joint-torque characteristics; human-vehicle steering wheel systems; positioning; steering column angle operational direction; steering wheel characteristics design; steering wheel manipulation; Electromyography; Ellipsoids; Force; Joints; Muscles; Torque; Wheels;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
System Integration (SII), 2014 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-6942-5
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/SII.2014.7028091
Filename :
7028091
Link To Document :
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