Masayoshi Horiue

A study on design factors of gas pedal operation

Lateral distance from the center of a drivers 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 drivers anxiety. In this paper, we explain that the distance between the pedals is affected by the drivers 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. Language: en