Enhanced ergonomic design of driver seat

The essential component of the vehicle is the driver seat. The expectation of the customer is increasing continuously to get a comfortable position for driving. The design of seat in an automobile has always been a challenging feat for engineers due to its complexity. The design engineer has to consider the fact that it must satisfy specific design objectives. The primary goals to be considered for design are safety, comfort, and small space. Driver seat recommendations of an automobile preferably of passenger cars are reviewed concerning Indian anthropometry. In this paper, the importance is given to fit parameters related to anthropometric measurements and particular attention of support parameters that deal with the posture of the occupant. The feel parameter is also taken into account during the designing process of the seat. The RULA analysis of the designed seat is carried out to check the comfortability of the driver. The design is done by taking account the people which accommodate the members of the population who lie between the 5th percentile female to 95th percentile male values of Indian manikin.