Abstract
The number of registered private vehicles in the Philippines increases by 300 to 400 thousand per year, with around 9.2 million vehicles registered and 5.8 million licenses and permits issued in 2016. One of the factors that plays an important role in the comfort of the driver is the car seat. Previous studies have shown that driving for more than 4 h may induce body pains such as lower back, neck, and foot pain. This study investigates the possible mismatch between the driver seat specifications and anthropometric measurement of Filipinos. Five of the most common car models sold in the Philippines were chosen. Specification of the driver seats were measured and compared to Filipino anthropometric measurements. In addition, driver discomfort was also examined by performing surveys to drivers of the selected car models using the Nordic Questionnaire and likert scale comfortability rating. Common problematic parts for all car models are the seat length, headrest height, and legroom (also represented as distance from seat to pedals for anthropometric analysis) which were consistent for all evaluation tools used: anthropometric assessment, Nordic Questionnaire, and Comfortability rating.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Land Transportation Office: “Annual Report”, pp. 1–3 (2016)
Kovacevic, S., Vucinic, J., Kirin, S., Pejnovic, N.: Impact of anthropometric measurements on ergonomic driver posture and safety (2010)
Coz, M.C., Flores, P.J., Hernandez, K.L., Portus, A.J.: An Ergonomic Study on the UP-Diliman Jeepney driver’s workspace and driving conditions (2015)
Walsh, K., Varnes, N., Osmond, C., Styles, R., Coggon, D.: Occupational causes of low-back pain. Scand. J. Work Environ. Health 15, 54–59 (1989)
Driving and Back Pain (2009) http://www.backcare.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Driving-and-Back-Pain-Factsheet.pdf
Gyi, D.E.: Driver Discomfort: Prevalence, Prediction and Prevention (1996)
Do You Suffer From Driver’s Foot? (2015). https://nuestepprocedure.com/do-you-suffer-from-drivers-foot/
Simon, R.M., Aleskovosky, R.: The repetitive strain injury handbook: an 8-step recovery and prevention plan p. 32 (2000)
Westgaard, R.H., Aaras, A.: Postural muscle strain as a causal factor in the development of musculo-skeletal illnesses. Appl. Ergon. 15(3), 162–174 (1984)
Del Prado-Lu, J.L.: Anthropometric measurement of Filipino Manufacturing Workers (2007)
Harrison, D.D., Harrison, S.O., Croft, A.C., Harrison, D., Troyanovich, S.: Sitting biomechanics Part I: review of the literature. J. Manipulative physiological Ther. 22, 594–609 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1016/S0161-4754(99)70020-5
Sagot, J., Gouin, V., Gomes, S.: Ergonomics in Product Design: Safety Factor (2002)
Occupational Medicine: 57(4), 300–301 (2007)
Kyung, G., Nussbaum, M.A., Babski-Reeves, K.: Driver sitting comfort and discomfort (part I): use of subjective ratings in discriminating car seats and correspondence among ratings (2007)
All-time high 417,356 vehicles sold in 2016 (2017). http://motioncars.inquirer.net/47902/time-high-417356-vehicles-sold-2016
Land Transportation Office: Comparative Statistics on Motor Vehicles, by Type: 2007–2013 (unpublished)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2019 Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature
About this paper
Cite this paper
Fausto, C.M.A., Cua, V.C.S., Yutuc, B.M., Custodio, B.P. (2019). An Ergonomic Assessment of the Driver Seat of Common Car Models in the Philippines. In: Stanton, N. (eds) Advances in Human Aspects of Transportation. AHFE 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 786. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93885-1_82
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93885-1_82
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-93884-4
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-93885-1
eBook Packages: EngineeringEngineering (R0)