New insights, new challenges; person centred transport design.
This paper uses the Hexagon Spindle model of ergonomics to provide a framework for the development of person centred approaches to vehicle and transport design. The benefits of taking this approach, and the factors that might be included under a more inclusive definition of automotive and Transport ergonomics are explained.
Centre of Excellence in Product and Automotive Design, Department of Industrial Design, Coventry School of Art and Design Coventry University, Coventry, UK. A.Woodcock@coventry.ac.uk
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D000886:Anthropometry; D001334:Automobile Driving; D004526:Efficiency; D004867:Equipment Design; D006804:Ergonomics; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012449:Safety; D014186:Transportation