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Automotive Ergonomics
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Automotive Ergonomics

by Nikolaos Gkikas
April 2016
Intermediate to advanced
194 pages
6h 34m
English
CRC Press
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8
Driving Posture and
Healthy Design
Diane Elizabeth Gyi
Loughborough University, UK
8.1 INTRODUCTION
So, why is driving sometimes a pain? Driving as a task involves prolonged sit-
ting, a static and constrained posture, vibration and muscular effort (from steering,
braking, reversing etc.), all loading the spine to varying degrees and any of which
individually could lead to musculoskeletal symptoms. For successful vehicle seat
design and good ergonomics, some knowledge of the anatomy, physiology and bio-
mechanics of the human seated posture is required. In the view of the author, it is
important to understand ‘the human body’ ...
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