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Child Psychology

Rowan University

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2021

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How Do Novel Seat Positions Impact Usability Of Child Restraints?, Patrice Dolhonde Tremoulet, Aditya Belwadi, Brendan Corr, Shreyas Sarfare, Tom Seacrist, Sophia Tushak May 2021

How Do Novel Seat Positions Impact Usability Of Child Restraints?, Patrice Dolhonde Tremoulet, Aditya Belwadi, Brendan Corr, Shreyas Sarfare, Tom Seacrist, Sophia Tushak

College of Science & Mathematics Departmental Research

Autonomous driving technology and changes in regulations may create an environment that allows novel vehicle interiors. It is important to consider impact on all types of passengers when contemplating interior design, particularly for vehicles that may be used by families with children. We developed a fixture that enables us to change the orientation of each of 4 car seats and used it to simulate three different vehicle interiors. Ten families with children aged 3 months to 7 years interacted with each of the simulated interiors as part of a usability study. Times to install and remove child restraint systems were …