
32 Automotive Ergonomics: Driver–Vehicle Interaction
At this stage of the process, the vehicle package is becoming increasingly rened
and aspects of the vehicle related to interior and exterior vision are now optimised.
This would, for example, include the prole of the bonnet.
The next stage describes the modelling process.
3.3.4 step fOur: physical MODelling using Bucks anD
user trials with custOMer representatiVes
This stage of the occupant packaging process involves physically modelling both the
vehicle and the intended occupants (target customers). Let us look at each in turn.
How is the vehicle modelled? A ‘buck’ is a physical model of the ...