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International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design: Future Trends and Applications

IHSED 2019: Human Systems Engineering and Design II pp 169–175Cite as

Reclined Posture for Enabling Autonomous Driving

Part of the Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing book series (AISC,volume 1026)

Abstract

As the future of mobility develops, automated vehicles (AV) will change road transportation and promise an improved quality of life. Within this development, however, the primary weakness, is the human per se. Due to physiological thresholds, many occupants react by developing symptoms of motion sickness (MS) when performing non-driving related tasks (NDRTs). This work describes approaches essential to mitigating MS with respect to interior design. Therefore, a real test-driving experiment with 25 volunteers was carried out at a test track in Sindelfingen. The effects of backrest angle and sitting direction were observed in consideration of predetermined NDRTs. The analysis showed that a reclined backrest angle leads to a significant (p < 0.0001) decrease in MS. Furthermore, the effect of seat direction appears likely to be less significant than the effect of backrest rotation. A second experiment was conducted on the Mercedes-Benz Ride Simulator in order to identify the acceptance of innovative sitting positions.

Keywords

  • Human factors
  • Autonomous driving
  • Motion sickness
  • Interior requirements
  • Non-driving related tasks
  • Sitting posture

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  1. Mercedes-Benz Technology Center, Daimler AG, Benzstr. Tor 16, 71063, Sindelfingen, Germany

    Dominique Bohrmann

  2. Chair of Ergonomics, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstr. 15, 85747, Garching, Germany

    Dominique Bohrmann & Klaus Bengler

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  1. Institute for Advanced Systems Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

    Prof. Tareq Ahram

  2. University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

    Prof. Waldemar Karwowski

  3. Department of Computer Science, Universität der Bundeswehr München, Neubiberg, Germany

    Prof. Dr. Stefan Pickl

  4. Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, Reims Cedex 2, France

    Prof. Redha Taiar

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Bohrmann, D., Bengler, K. (2020). Reclined Posture for Enabling Autonomous Driving. In: Ahram, T., Karwowski, W., Pickl, S., Taiar, R. (eds) Human Systems Engineering and Design II. IHSED 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1026. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27928-8_26

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