MIXED REALITY SEATING BUCK SYSTEM FOR ERGONOMIC EVALUATION

The paper describes the development of a seating buck system for ergonomic evaluation of the driver's cab. Seating buck is a configurable structure that, thanks to the mixed reality technologies, allows us to simulate different driving seat and to perform different evaluation tests. In particular we are interested to evaluate the ergonomics of car's dashboard with its knobs, buttons, display and other control systems. For this reason, we studied and developed a seating buck system that addresses these issues. In particular, we investigated on the possibility of changing in real time the position of some components of the car dashboard with the aim of analysing different layouts. The effectiveness of the system has been subsequently validated through some test sessions with users.