SAE J1052

Motor Vehicle Driver and Passenger Head Position

Issuing bodySAE
CommitteesSAE International
First issued2009
Latest revision2023
Statusactive
Categoryindustry
Topicscontrol_interfaces, useful_field_of_view
Referencehttps://www.sae.org/standards/content/j1052_202307/

Scope

Recommended Practice establishing statistical head-position contours for the driver and passengers inside a vehicle, used to define headroom accommodation and several SAE J1100 spatial measures. Separate 95th- and 99th-percentile contours are defined by seat location, primarily for Class A vehicles with an appendix procedure for Class B. Relevant to driver eye/head placement, sightlines, and mirror/display geometry.

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