Spine posture and discomfort during prolonged simulated driving with self-selected lumbar support prominence

DE De Carvalho, JP Callaghan - Human factors, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: We examined magnitude preference, subjective discomfort, and spine posture
during prolonged simulated driving with a self-selected amount of lumbar support …

[PDF][PDF] Vehicle seat design: state of the art and recent development

TC Fai, F Delbressine, M Rauterberg - … world engineering congress, 2007 - academia.edu
Seats are one of the most important components of vehicles and they are the place where
professional driver spend most of their time. For example, according to Occupational Outlook …

[PDF][PDF] Integration of comfort into a driver's car seat design using image analysis

D Mohamad, BM Deros, DA Wahab… - American Journal of …, 2010 - researchgate.net
Problem statement: The purposes of this study are twofold: First, to recommend a range of
angles for driving posture comfort from measurement of participants and second, to …

The potential for actigraphy to be used as an indicator of sitting discomfort

S Telfer, WD Spence, SE Solomonidis - Human Factors, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: A novel technique that uses actigraphy, the study of activity involving the use of
body-mounted accelerometers, to detect the discomfort-related movements of a sitting …

Seat cushions made of warp knitted spacer fabrics influence seat transmissibility

D Krumm, S Schwanitz, S Odenwald - Applied Ergonomics, 2020 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to compare the application of different warp knitted spacer fabrics
on a car seat shell to a standard seat in terms of vertical seat transmissibility. Furthermore …

Do NIRS measures relate to subjective low back discomfort during sedentary tasks?

JP Callaghan, DE Gregory, JL Durkin - International Journal of Industrial …, 2010 - Elsevier
Sedentary tasks such as sitting or standing are often a required task components of
industrial occupations. Due to automation, industrial job changes to more computer based …

Combined effect of whole-body vibration and ambient lighting on human discomfort, heart rate, and reaction time

MR Monazzam, E Shoja, SA Zakerian… - International Archives of …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose This study aimed to investigate the effect of whole-body vibration and ambient
lighting, as well as their combined effect on human discomfort, heart rate, and reaction time …

Trunk sway changes in professional bus drivers during actual shifts on long-distance routes

F Arippa, B Leban, P Fadda, G Fancello, M Pau - Ergonomics, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Although professional bus drivers are required to perform their task while adopting a
prolonged constrained sitting posture, existence of possible effects in terms of postural …

Effects of backrest and seat-pan inclination of tractor seat on biomechanical characteristics of lumbar, abdomen, leg and spine

Q Wang, Y Huo, Z Xu, W Zhang… - Computer methods in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Seat is a direct human-machine interaction component between the tractor and driver, and
thus its reasonable parameter design is of great significance for preventing occupational …

Evaluation of driver stress in a motor-vehicle driving simulator using a biochemical marker

M Yamaguchi, J Sakakima - Journal of international medical …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this study was to evaluate salivary amylase activity (sAMY) as an indicator of
the acute psychological effects of driving. The influence of the operation of a device not …