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Elderly occupants: posture, body shape, and belt fit
(University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Transportation Research Institute, 2013-08)
A laboratory study was conducted to quantify the posture, body shape, and safety belt fit of 200 adults with a wide range of age, stature, and body weight. Body and belt landmark data were gathered as participants sat in ...
Motorists' preferences for different levels of vehicle automation
(University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Transportation Research Institute, 2015-07)
This report builds on a recent series of reports addressing public opinion, human factors, and safety-related issues with self-driving vehicles (Schoettle and Sivak, 2014, 2015; Sivak and Schoettle, 2015a, 2015b). A survey ...
UMTRI Research Review, volume 44, number 2
(University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Transportation Research Institute, 2013-04)
Anthropometric evaluation of THOR-05F
(University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Transportation Research Institute, 2013-04)
An exemplar THOR-05F was compared to the anthropometric specification from the Anthropometry of Motor Vehicle Occupants (AMVO) study on a wide variety of dimensions, including segment lengths, masses and CG locations; ...
On-road fuel economy of vehicles in the United States: 1923-2013
(University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Transportation Research Institute, 2015-08)
This report documents and analyzes the changes in fuel economy of vehicles on U.S. roads between 1923 and 2013. Information about distances driven and fuel consumed was used to calculate the actual, on-road fuel economy ...
The seated soldier study: posture and body shape in vehicle seats
(University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Transportation Research Institute, 2013-10-31)
Designing vehicles for the safety and comfort of occupants requires detailed information on posture, position, and body shape. This report
presents the methods and results of a study of soldiers as drivers and passengers ...
Development and evaluation of new anchors for ratings of driving workload
(University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Transportation Research Institute, 2012-05)
Older drivers stop driving for several reasons, including being overwhelmed by the
workload of the primary driving task. Unfortunately, most driving studies (including
those measuring driver distraction and overload) ...
Wheelchair occupant studies
(University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Transportation Research Institute, 2016-07)
The goal of this project was to improve transportation safety for occupants of motor vehicles seated in wheelchairs (i.e., to improve wheelchair transportation safety, or WTS), with an emphasis on drivers seated in ...
Feasibility of center LATCH
(University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Transportation Research Institute, 2014-12)
This paper explores the geometric feasibility of installing dedicated lower anchors in the center rear seating positions of
vehicles. Analysis was based on a previous research study in which the lateral spacing of seat ...
UMTRI Research Review, volume 41, number 2
(University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Transportation Research Institute, 2010-04)