A statistical model including age to predict passenger postures in the rear seats of automobiles

Ergonomics
Jangwoon ParkJason J Hallman

Abstract

Few statistical models of rear seat passenger posture have been published, and none has taken into account the effects of occupant age. This study developed new statistical models for predicting passenger postures in the rear seats of automobiles. Postures of 89 adults with a wide range of age and body size were measured in a laboratory mock-up in seven seat configurations. Posture-prediction models for female and male passengers were separately developed by stepwise regression using age, body dimensions, seat configurations and two-way interactions as potential predictors. Passenger posture was significantly associated with age and the effects of other two-way interaction variables depended on age. A set of posture-prediction models are presented for women and men, and the prediction results are compared with previously published models. This study is the first study of passenger posture to include a large cohort of older passengers and the first to report a significant effect of age for adults. The presented models can be used to position computational and physical human models for vehicle design and assessment. Practitioner Summary: The significant effects of age, body dimensions and seat configuration on rear seat passenger...Continue Reading

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Jul 19, 2013·Traffic Injury Prevention·Jingwen HuLibo Cao
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Jul 22, 2020·Traffic Injury Prevention·Matthew P ReedJason J Hallman
Feb 6, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Monica L H JonesKathleen D Klinich
Aug 6, 2019·Traffic Injury Prevention·Matthew P ReedMonica L H Jones

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