A Study on Design Factors of Gas Pedal Operation 2012-01-0073
Lateral distance from the center of a driver's seating position to the gas and brake pedals is one of the main design factors that relates to the ease of stepping on the pedals from one and the other. It is important to keep a certain distance between the pedals to prevent erroneous operations or to reduce the driver's anxiety.
In this paper, we explain that the distance between the pedals is affected by the driver's seating height. In other words, if the driver sits lower, the accuracy of stepping on the pedals from the gas pedal to the brake pedal will increase compared to the higher seating position. In addition, we found out that providing auxiliary parts for the leg support enhances the accuracy of the pedal operations.
Citation: Horiue, M., tomonori, O., Okiyama, H., Tanaka, Y. et al., "A Study on Design Factors of Gas Pedal Operation," SAE Int. J. Passeng. Cars - Mech. Syst. 5(1):30-35, 2012, https://doi.org/10.4271/2012-01-0073. Download Citation
Affiliated:
Mazda Motor Corp., Hiroshima University
Pages: 6
Event:
SAE 2012 World Congress & Exhibition
ISSN:
1946-3995
e-ISSN:
1946-4002
Also in:
SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems-V121-6, SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems-V121-6EJ
Related Topics:
Brake pedals
Vehicle drivers
Gases
Seats and seating
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