DRIVING ERGONOMY. NEW METHODOLOGY FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF STRESSES ON UPPER LIMBS

The study has been carried out within a combined theoretical-experimental program. The objective is to demonstrate the possibility to weight the stress of the muscles related to an extended time in driving. A very simple car simulator, properly arranged for reproducing a seat-steering system, has been installed at the laboratory of Rome University "La Sapienza", where an electromyographic equipment was already available.