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Driver eye location distributions were studied as a function of the standing height growth for three decades of the U.S. adult population. Sample populations were used to determine the effects on the drivers' eyellipse and the possible impact on some of the automobile interior parameters. The eye locations were determined for three groups who were driving four types of cars. These groups represented the population during 1962 and 1972, and as estimated for 1990. Generally, the eyellipses were shifted rearward and upward compared to the previous decade, but differences were only statistically significant fore-aft in the side view and laterally in the front view. The technique of selecting subjects to create multiple populations permits development of tools for use in future automotive packaging. Otherwise, the current packaging tools use may not accommodate the younger, taller persons of the future population.

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Automobiles; Drivers; Eye location; Forecasting; Statistical analysis; Vehicle design

Eye height; Interior

Data and Information Technology; Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety

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Sep 30 1988 12:00AM

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• EFFECT OF ALTERNATIVE REDUCED LIGHTING TECHNIQUES ON HAZARD DETECTION
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• MEASURING WET-NIGHT DELINEATION REFLECTIVITY
• USE OF REFLECTORIZATION TO REDUCE TRUCK-TRAILER ACCIDENTS