Automotive Ergonomics

Automotive Ergonomics

by Nikolaos Gkikas
Released April 2016
Publisher(s): CRC Press
ISBN: 9781439894279

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Book description

This book presents the latest developments and addresses its implications for the design of modern and future vehicles. It covers new areas such as human-machine interaction as well as power train and alternative fuels, which create new challenges as well as opportunities for the automotive industry. A special chapter is devoted to Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). The text also explains vibration in vehicles, noise perception, and digital human modeling, among other topics, in addition to discussions of best practices and emerging developments.

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover (1/2)
  2. Front Cover (2/2)
  3. Contents
  4. Preface
  5. The Editor
  6. The Contributors
  7. Chapter 1 - Automotive Ergonomics: 20 Years On ... (1/2)
  8. Chapter 1 - Automotive Ergonomics: 20 Years On ... (2/2)
  9. Chapter 2 - Digital Human Modelling (DHM) in the Automotive Industry (1/2)
  10. Chapter 2 - Digital Human Modelling (DHM) in the Automotive Industry (2/2)
  11. Chapter 3 - Are You Sitting Comfortably? A Guide to Occupant Packaging in Automotive Design (1/5)
  12. Chapter 3 - Are You Sitting Comfortably? A Guide to Occupant Packaging in Automotive Design (2/5)
  13. Chapter 3 - Are You Sitting Comfortably? A Guide to Occupant Packaging in Automotive Design (3/5)
  14. Chapter 3 - Are You Sitting Comfortably? A Guide to Occupant Packaging in Automotive Design (4/5)
  15. Chapter 3 - Are You Sitting Comfortably? A Guide to Occupant Packaging in Automotive Design (5/5)
  16. Chapter 4 - IVIS, ADAS, OODA: Joining the Loops (1/3)
  17. Chapter 4 - IVIS, ADAS, OODA: Joining the Loops (2/3)
  18. Chapter 4 - IVIS, ADAS, OODA: Joining the Loops (3/3)
  19. Chapter 5 - Ergonomics Issues with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) (1/5)
  20. Chapter 5 - Ergonomics Issues with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) (2/5)
  21. Chapter 5 - Ergonomics Issues with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) (3/5)
  22. Chapter 5 - Ergonomics Issues with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) (4/5)
  23. Chapter 5 - Ergonomics Issues with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) (5/5)
  24. Chapter 6 - Human Response to Vehicle Vibration (1/4)
  25. Chapter 6 - Human Response to Vehicle Vibration (2/4)
  26. Chapter 6 - Human Response to Vehicle Vibration (3/4)
  27. Chapter 6 - Human Response to Vehicle Vibration (4/4)
  28. Chapter 7 - Thermal Environments and Vehicles (1/6)
  29. Chapter 7 - Thermal Environments and Vehicles (2/6)
  30. Chapter 7 - Thermal Environments and Vehicles (3/6)
  31. Chapter 7 - Thermal Environments and Vehicles (4/6)
  32. Chapter 7 - Thermal Environments and Vehicles (5/6)
  33. Chapter 7 - Thermal Environments and Vehicles (6/6)
  34. Chapter 8 - Driving Posture and Healthy Design (1/2)
  35. Chapter 8 - Driving Posture and Healthy Design (2/2)
  36. Chapter 9 - The Essential Realism of Driving Simulators for Research and Training (1/5)
  37. Chapter 9 - The Essential Realism of Driving Simulators for Research and Training (2/5)
  38. Chapter 9 - The Essential Realism of Driving Simulators for Research and Training (3/5)
  39. Chapter 9 - The Essential Realism of Driving Simulators for Research and Training (4/5)
  40. Chapter 9 - The Essential Realism of Driving Simulators for Research and Training (5/5)
  41. Chapter 10 - Human–Machine Interaction (HMI) in the Time of Electric Vehicles (1/4)
  42. Chapter 10 - Human–Machine Interaction (HMI) in the Time of Electric Vehicles (2/4)
  43. Chapter 10 - Human–Machine Interaction (HMI) in the Time of Electric Vehicles (3/4)
  44. Chapter 10 - Human–Machine Interaction (HMI) in the Time of Electric Vehicles (4/4)
  45. Back Cover

Product information

  • Title: Automotive Ergonomics
  • Author(s): Nikolaos Gkikas
  • Release date: April 2016
  • Publisher(s): CRC Press
  • ISBN: 9781439894279