Research Areas for car
Sanjeev Goyal
The Automotive Research Association of India
Automobile Association of Southern India
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Dear Team, I have noticed 2 design related issues which are being brought to your knowledge for appropriate research & study:
(1) Height Issue: I have, on several occasions noticed that people with short height find it difficult to strike a balance between keeping appropriate grip over speed/brake/clutch and clear front view. You may see several people with short height are barely able to keep their neck up to get a glimpse of the front view. This not only makes driving uncomfortable but increases the risk as well. To resolve this, you may consider develop a dummy floor which may be of 5-6 inch in height. The floor shall have suitable false fittings to raise the height of brake/clutch/race. This will in turn help driver to raise his seat height to comfortably see the front view.
(2) Head Rest: The head rest is often few centimeters ahead of back seat. I have experienced that while we sleep, the head is needed to be kept a little high from shoulder level whereas in contract when we are sitting, the comfortable posture is when we keep our head a few centimeters behind the shoulders.
(3) Flag Holder: On independence day, many people wish to sport flag on their vehicles but there is no proper holder for the same on bonnet/bumper or any other place.
I request all the above issue man please be researched further.
Regards,
Sanjeev.