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Ergonomics in the Automotive Design Process
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Ergonomics in the Automotive Design Process

by Vivek D. Bhise
April 2016
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
329 pages
13h 6m
English
CRC Press
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Engineering Anthropometry and Biomechanics 23
4. Avoid long cushion length: Figure 2.6 (upper gure) shows that with a very long seat cush-
ion, a seated person will leave a gap behind the user’s buttocks and the lumbar region of the
seatback. The seat cushion length should be shorter than the buttock-to-popliteal length of
the person so that the user can support some of his or her upper body weight on the seat-
back and thus reduce L5/S1 load (see Figure 2.6, lower gure). Thus, if the seat cushion
length is not adjustable, then it is best to design the seat cushion length for the shorter (fth
percentile) female buttock-to-popliteal lengt ...
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ISBN: 9781439842119