Journal article
Dynamic Responses of Experienced All-Terrain Vehicle Operators to Simulated Unexpected Terrain Changes
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, Vol.58(1), pp.1889-1893
09/2014
DOI: 10.1177/1541931214581395
Abstract
All-terrain vehicles (ATVs) require “active riding,” meaning operators must rapidly assess changes in vehicle stability and adjust body position to compensate. No previous studies have reported using an ATV simulator to study active riding by human subjects. An ATV was mounted to a computer-controlled platform. Ride-file programs were developed which included sudden vehicle pitch (upward/downward) and roll (side to side) movements. A motion-capture system and accelerometers collected data that were analyzed with 3D modeling software. The posture and dynamic response to simulated sudden terrain changes for five adult males with ATV riding experience were determined. This study provides proof-of-principle for the use of ATV simulation to study active riding. In addition, the response patterns of experienced adult ATV operators can now be compared to that of other groups (e.g. inexperienced operators, children, drivers with passengers) to determine potential differences that might contribute to loss of vehicle control and crashing.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Dynamic Responses of Experienced All-Terrain Vehicle Operators to Simulated Unexpected Terrain Changes
- Creators
- Charles A Jennissen - Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineJonathan DeShaw - #N# bCollege of EngineeringJohn C Meusch - #N# bCollege of EngineeringGerene M Denning - Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineDaniel V McGehee - University of IowaSalam F Rahmatalla - #N# bCollege of Engineering
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, Vol.58(1), pp.1889-1893
- DOI
- 10.1177/1541931214581395
- ISSN
- 2169-5067
- eISSN
- 2169-5067
- Publisher
- Sage
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/2014
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Civil and Environmental Engineering; Occupational and Environmental Health; Iowa Technology Institute; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Emergency Medicine; Driving Safety Research Institute; Industrial and Systems Engineering; Center for Social Science Innovation; Injury Prevention Research Center; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984186685802771
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