Vivek D. Bhise

Ergonomics in the Automotive Design Process

Concepts, Issues and Methods

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In Ergonomics in the Automotive Design Process: Concepts, Issues and Methods, Vivek D. Bhise covers the need-to-know fundamentals as to what makes an ergonomically sound vehicle.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 386
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juli 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 698g
• ISBN-13: 9781032739120
• ISBN-10: 1032739126
• Artikelnr.: 70373317

Autorenporträt

Vivek D. Bhise is currently a LEO Lecturer/Visiting Professor and a Professor in post-retirement of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. He received his B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering (1965) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India, M.S. in Industrial Engineering (1966) from the University of California, Berkeley, California and Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering (1971) from the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. During 1973 to 2001, he held several management and research positions at the Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction to Automative Ergnomics. 2. Ergonomics in the Systems
Engineering Process. 3. Decision-Making and Risks in Automotive Product
Programs. 4. Engineering Anthropology and Biomechanics. 5. Occupant
Packaging. 6. Driver Information Acquistion and Processing. 7. Controls,
Displays and Interior Layouts. 8. Field of View from Automotive Vehicles.
9. Automotive Lighting. 10. Entry and Exit from Automotive Vehicles. 11.
Automotive Exterior Interfaces: Service and Loading/Unloading. 12.
Automotive Craftsmanship. 13. Role of Ergonomics Engineers in the
Automotive Design Process.

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ERGONOMICS CONCEPTS, ISSUES AND METHODS IN VEHICLE DESIGN. Introduction to Automotive Ergonomics. Engineering Anthropometry and Biomechanics. Occupant Packaging. Driver Information Acquisition and Processing. Controls, Displays and Interior Layout. Field of Views From Automotive Vehicles. Introduction to Field of View. Automotive Lighting. Entry and Exit From Automotive Vehicles. Automotive Exterior Interfaces: Service and Loading/Unloading Tasks. Automotive Craftmanship. Role of Ergonomics Engineers in the Automotive Design Process. ADVANCED TOPICS, MEASUREMENTS, MODELING AND RESEARCH. Modeling Driver Vision. Driver Performance Measurement. Driver Workload Measurement. Vehicle Evaluation Methods. Special Driver and User Populations. Future Research and New Technology Issues. Appendices.

Rezensionen

"This valuable reference volume is strongly recommended for addition to the bookshelf of anyone associated with the automobile industry, but it is also for the common man or woman with special interests in automobile design."
-Sougata Karmakar in Ergonomics in Design, January 2014