Challenges for the Consideration of Ergonomics in Product Development in the Swedish Automotive Industry – An Interview Study
2022 (English)In: DESIGN2022, Cambridge University Press, 2022, Vol. 2, p. 2165-2174Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
This paper presents an interview study aiming to understand the state of the art of how ergonomics designers work in the vehicle development process within the Swedish automotive industry. Ten ergonomic designers from seven different companies participated in the interview study. Results report the ergonomics designers' objectives, workflow, tools, challenges, and ideal work performance tool. We identify four main gaps and research directions that can enhance the current challenges: human behavior predictions, simulation tool usability, ergonomics evaluations, and integration between systems.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Cambridge University Press, 2022. Vol. 2, p. 2165-2174
Series
Proceedings of the Design Society, E-ISSN 2732-527X ; Volume 2 - May 2022
Keywords [en]
vehicle, ergonomics, human-centred design, simulation-based design, digital human modelling
National Category
Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
Research subject
User Centred Product Design; Interaction Lab (ILAB)
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-22133DOI: 10.1017/pds.2022.219Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85131373032OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-22133DiVA, id: diva2:1719937
Conference
DESIGN2022, 17th International Design Conference, May, 23-26, 2022, Croatia
Part of project
ADOPTIVE – Automated Design & Optimisation of Vehicle Ergonomics, Knowledge Foundation
Funder
Knowledge Foundation
Note
estela.perez.luque@his.se
This work has been made possible with the support from Knowledge Foundation in the project ADOPTIVE-Automated Design and Optimisation of Vehicle Ergonomics and participating organizations. This support is gratefully acknowledged.
2022-12-162022-12-162023-01-17Bibliographically approved