A study of factors affecting foot movement time in a braking maneuver /

and differences between genders and age groups significantly

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Berman, Andrea H. (Andrea Helene), 1971-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1994.
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Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
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Summary:and differences between genders and age groups significantly
ANOVAs showed that the nature of the stimulus was not a
comparing with data from other parts of the study. Poor r2
conditions, the mean foot MT was 0.25 seconds, and, for the
controlling the vehicle at 88 km/hr (55 mph) as opposed to
different movement amplitudes. It was found that drivers'
diminished while the car was in motion.
effects. For the actual braking maneuver, gender and the
foot MTs tended to converge to a common value when
for both genders over all conditions were 0.28 seconds for
gender-by-age interaction were significant; in the stationary
high intra-subject variation in MT, which was corroborated by
intra-subject variation and to obtaining data from only two
maneuver and in a stationary vehicle was investigated
modification of Fitts' Law were attributed to this high
nature of the stimulus to which the driver was responding.
pedals and age-gender levels were found to have significant
regarding the effects of age and gender of the driver and
significant factor in length of MT, but distance between
sitting in the driver's seat while the vehicle was
stationary; mean foot MT for each subject group decreased,
The nature of foot movement time (MT) in an actual braking
values for fitting the data to Fitts' Law and to a
vehicle portion of the study, they were not. Mean foot MT
women and 0.22 seconds for men. For older drivers, over all
younger drivers, 0.24 seconds. Linear regressions revealed
Item Description:"Major subject: Industrial Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:viii, 110 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.