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ArticleScientific reports2024

Optimization of the seat position for a personal vehicle equipped with a crankset: pilot study.

Łukasz Bereś, Justyna Pyrzanowska, Dagmara Mirowska-Guzel, Marcin Obszański, Paweł Pyrzanowski

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Łukasz BereśInstitute of Aeronautics and Applied Mechanics, Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska str. 24, 00-665, Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland. lukasz.beres@pw.edu.pl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9030-1784
Justyna PyrzanowskaMedical University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury str. 61, 02-091, Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0776-8077
Dagmara Mirowska-GuzelMedical University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury str. 61, 02-091, Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6294-3256
Marcin ObszańskiInstitute of Aeronautics and Applied Mechanics, Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska str. 24, 00-665, Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Paweł PyrzanowskiInstitute of Aeronautics and Applied Mechanics, Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska str. 24, 00-665, Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1015-7645
Warsaw University of Technology · PLMedical University of Warsaw · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of the study was to optimize the seat for a personal vehicle equipped with a crankset mechanism, meant for everyday use. The inclination of the seat backrest was selected on the basis of theoretical considerations. Then dynamic tests were carried out on a group of young, healthy men in order to verify the ergonomic aspects of the seat position in relation to the crankset and determine the efficiency of the human-mechanism system with a load of 50 W. The data obtained from the dynamic tests were subject to statistical analysis. Research has shown that higher seat positions result in statistically higher efficiencies. In addition, a holistic analysis of the personal vehicle design problem shows that the upper position of the seat is also the best. The results of the research can be used to optimize personal vehicles using human force as a drive.

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PostureSitting PositionErgonomicsHealth StatusHumansMalePilot Projects

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PMID38461198
PMCPMC10924923
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