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Ergonomics in the Automotive Design Process
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Ergonomics in the Automotive Design Process

by Vivek D. Bhise
April 2016
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
329 pages
13h 6m
English
CRC Press
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Smell Quality
1. Nonsmelling Materials (avoid materials that produce unpleasant and unsafe odor)
2. Materials that produce pleasing odors (e.g., smell of genuine leather, owery/fruity,
spicy,etc.)
Comfort and Convenience
Ergonomic considerations involved in designing all vehicle systems, subsystems, and components (essen-
tially the entire contents of this book) to assure that the vehicle is comfortable, safe, and easy to use.
MEASUREMENT METHODS
A number of different methods are used in the industry for measuring attributes of craftsmanship
listed in the above section. The methods can be categorized as follows:
1. Checklists
2. Objective measurements (e.g., gloss levels, compressibility ...
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ISBN: 9781439842119