Limbs Disabled Needs for an Ergonomics Assistive Technologies and Car Modification

Over the years, designers have developed various assistive technologies and introduced numbers of modifications in an effort to bring limbs disabled person to mobile. This paper dealt with the survey outcome from 30 independent limbs disabled drivers in Selangor, Malaysia. The main objective of this survey is to find the real need of limbs disabled in respect to any activities related to car driving as a driver enter, drive and exit the car. At the present time, the car’s interior is equipped with few assistive technologies and modification available to be installed ranging from hand to foot and also to those with or without wheelchair users according the typo of limbs disabilities. The main components evaluated during the survey include five aspects of ergonomics, namely safety, ease of use, comfort, productivity and performance, and aesthetics. The Likert scale (1 to 5) was used as the rating score given for each question within the components. From the survey, it was found that interior part such as handling, upholstery, and steering is in high need to be ergonomically redesigned.