Automotive Human Factors

3 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: IOE 333 and senior or graduate standing. Enforced Prerequisite: None. (3 credits) An overview of human factors and driving to help engineers design motor vehicles that are safe and easy to use, and to provide basic knowledge for those interested in conducting automotive human factors/ergonomics research. The focus is on the total vehicle (all aspects of vehicle design) and for an inter-national market. Key topics include design guidelines, crash investigation and statistics, driving performance measures, vehicle dynamics, occupant packaging, and driver vision.