@article{ref1,
title="An analysis of human comfort when entering and exiting the rear seat of an automobile",
journal="Applied ergonomics",
year="1997",
author="Giacomin, J. and Quattrocolo, S.",
volume="28",
number="5-6",
pages="397-406",
abstract="This paper describes a study of human motion and human comfort when entering and exiting the rear seat of an automobile. A simulator was used to test several possible door frame configurations, and various positions of the front and rear seats. Thirty-six human subjects were asked to enter and exit the simulator five times for each configuration and to answer a subjective questionnaire. The motion performed by each test subject was recorded by means of a VHS recorder and an ELITE motion measurement system. A statistical analysis was performed on the data from the questionnaires and comfort rankings were produced for the various configurations. The most influential design parameters were identified and iso-comfort surfaces were defined and fitted which provided a simple means of quantifying the effect of one of the main parameters.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0003-6870",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}