Consideration of Indian Turbans in Vehicle Design Maruti Suzuki India, Limited

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Rawat, Rawat, author.

Contributor:

Sharma, Deepak

Singh, Ashwinder

Hardeep Singh

Conference Name:

International Mobility Conference (2016-02-08 : New Delhi, India)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2016

Summary:

AbstractIndia is a country of diversity. From North to South, east to west, one can find altogether different culture, religions, spoken languages, foods, weather conditions, people lifestyles, dressing styles et cetera This vast diversity of India poses a great challenge in front of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, so as to assimilate all the requirements (of this big nation) in one single car (design).For example, many people in India wear turban (out of their religious beliefs or cultural heritage). So, is it required to keep enough consideration for Turban wearing population in vehicle design? Turban, unlike caps or hats, is something which is tied on the head (not just only kept). It is something which cannot be removed whenever required. So, it can somehow be considered as an integral part of body (as an added head dimension). So, it becomes all the more important to thoroughly understand this aspect and keep a consideration for the same in vehicle design. Moreover, persons wearing turbans often complain about less head clearance or difficulty in entry-egress et cetera inside their vehicles.This paper focusses on a Research study for identification of different types of Turbans across India, their sizes, shapes, usage and variations. Also, the various types of turbans have been digitized, standardized and further Integrated with Digital human models to propose required corrections in head geometry (in static and dynamic conditions) to ensure best in class comfort for turban wearing population in the design of a car

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Publisher Number:

2016-28-0044

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