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Supporting 'Design for All' in Automotive Ergonomics
University of Skövde, Department of Engineering Science. (User Centred Product Design)
Loughborough University.
2002 (English)Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

The automotive industry faces increasingly tough competition in a global market. One key for competitiveness is product differentiation, in order to attract clearly defined market segments. However, designing cars for specific customer groups incorporates the risk that a car appeals to only a small number of potential buyers. Another issue is that the actual customer group in many cases differs fromthe initially targeted customer group. The use of the ‘design for all’ (DfAll) concept may very well enlarge a car manufacturer’s market and improve the vehicles by making them suit larger populations. This paper discusses the aims of a research project that seeks to identify areas where both the main targeted customer group andothers can gain from a ‘design for all’ approach. Other objectives are to suggest working methods that enable ‘design for all’ in the automotive development process and the identification of computer tools, such as virtual manikins, that can support these objectives early in a virtual design process.

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2002.
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Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
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Technology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-10046OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-10046DiVA, id: diva2:751807
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XVIth Annual International Occupational Ergonomics and Safety Conference, Toronto, Canada, June 2002
Available from: 2014-10-02 Created: 2014-10-02 Last updated: 2023-03-28Bibliographically approved

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Högberg, DanCase, Keith

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