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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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It is important to note that the contrast ratios of displays are affected considerably by the ambient
light reected and scattered inside the display optics or lenses. Thus, the ergonomics engineer must
be careful when determining the contrast ratio for inputting in the program. The author found out
that many speedometer graphic elements, which had measured values of contrast ratio above 8 in
the studio or laboratory environment, had much lower contrast ratios of about 1.5–3 when measured
outdoors in the daytime with a photometer. The reduction in contrast due to sunlight falling on the
display surface and scattering inside the display elements is also a notable problem with many new
techno
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ISBN: 9781439842119