Interior Design of Long Haul Truck Cabin for Improved Ergonomics and Comforts Powar Kishor1, Majumdar Sukanta2, Unakal Prakash3 1M. Sc. [Engg.] Student, Product Design Centre 2 Assistant Professor, Product Design Centre 3Professor and Head, Department of Design, M.S. Ramaiah School of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, 560 054 Online published on 18 February, 2020. Abstract The project was to design of a truck cabin for improved ergonomics and comfort for driver in Indian driving condition. The focus was kept on the psychological and behavioral pattern of Indian drivers along with the Ergonomic issues. Driver's comfort is not even a factor in existing Indian trucks. Driving a truck in Indian condition such as the condition of roads and other factors are not up to the standard. Driving throughout the day in such conditions leads to physical and psychological deterioration of drivers. This may even lead to accidents. So it was important to design the interior of a cabin of a truck considering ergonomics, comfort and aesthetics for existing driving conditions in India. There is a wide scope for new modern style interior design of truck cabin for Indian market. Gemba study and product survey were done to understand the problems of existing market. It was concluded from these studies that the cabin of the truck is like the interior of a home. There was a need to include various types of accessories to the dashboard for comfortable and enjoyable driving, a proper storage system of water and cooking stove as well as a foldable bedding system for two persons. PDS was generated after understanding the needs of drivers those were converted into technical voice through QFD. Concepts were generated according to PDS. Concepts were represented by hand sketch and Photoshop tool. The final concept was selected based on the present trend and the requirements of driver. The detail design of interior of the truck cabin was made by using CAD tool i.e. CATIA V5 R16. Digital model for the final concept was rendered using Hypershot 1.5 software with all the detailing of the cabin interior parts. Scaled mock-up model for the same was made for visual inspection. Finally the design was analysed by RULA analysis method using “Human Activity Analysis” module of CATIA V5 R16 software was done to confirm the positions and dimensions of all the features in the truck cabin. Top Keywords Interior Design of Truck Cabin, Ergonomic Study of Driver Seat, New Modern Style. Top |