| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/N17744/01 |
| Title: |
SAFESEAT-INTELLIGENT SENSORING IN VEHICLE SEATING ENVIRONMENT IDENTIFYING HUMAN DATA TO PRIME SAFETY SYSTEMS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Fletcher, Professor E |
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| Department: |
Computing Engineering and Technology |
| Organisation: |
University of Sunderland |
| Scheme: |
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| Starts: |
01 July 2001 |
Ends: |
31 July 2002 |
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245,511
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Intelligent & Expert Systems |
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| Transport Systems and Vehicles |
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Safety, comfort and operational efficiency are the three important characteristics in vehicle seat design tailored to the individual. The safety systems affect the recipient to a degree according to the criteria of physiological/anatomical and ergonomic factors of each person. Therefore, data collected from the intelligent safety seats identifying the position, posture adopted and other medical/ergonomic factors of the occupant, and the appropriate priming of the settings of the safety system performance specification devices for the particular person within the vehicle, will be a major step forward across all vehicle safety provision. Occupant data will be derived from the variables determined through telematic/sensor input regarding factors including human size, shape, age, gender, body position and posture etc. The integration of information relating to the tolerance of each driver with the safety potential of the passive safety systems will enhance safety on all modes of transport. Furthermore, comfort and efficiency of operation must be maintained and, where possible, enhanced given the seat function as an interface for the occupant. Individual variability also requires that an adjustable and suitable range of motion factors are considered together with the functional requirements each seat provides, enabling comfort for all regardless of the mode of transport.EngProg\
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http://www.sund.ac.uk |