Ergonomics in Automotive Design detailed syllabus for Automobile Engineering (AUTO) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the AUTO students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Automobile Engineering 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit AUTO 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-V scheme and its subjects refer to AUTO Professional Elective-V syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of ergonomics in automotive design is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
FUNDAMENTALS OF ERGONOMICS 9 Introduction- principles – applications- Dimension Determination, Anthropometry – Need, Data collection methodology, Different postural considerations -Recent developments in ergonomics and styling
Unit II
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Unit III
ERGONOMICS FOR VISIBILITY 9 Regulations- drivers visibility- tests for visibility- methods of improving visibility and space- Dash board equipments and arrangement,. mirror and cockpit design.
Unit IV
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Unit V
VEHICLE ERGONOMICS: 9 Passenger Compartment, Floor Pan, Vehicle interior ergonomics, ergonomics system design Technical requirements, Force Analysis, Seating and position – ECE Regulations, Human Factors, Navigation systems, pedal positioning Crash tests, forces in rollover, head on impact.
Course Outcomes:
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Text Books:
- Vivek D. Bhise Ergonomics in the Automotive Design Process 2012 CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group
- Gkikas, N., 2016. Automotive Ergonomics: Driver-Vehicle Interaction. CRC Press
Reference Books:
- Jullian Happian-Smith An Introduction to Modern Vehicle Design SAE, 2002
- Johnson, W., and Mamalis, A.G., “Crashworthiness of Vehicles, MEP, London, 1995
- Edward .A, Lamps and Lighting, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1993.
- Bosch -automotive -handbook ,edition 5-SAE Publication-2000
- Rollover Prevention, Crash Avoidance, Crashworthiness, Ergonomics and Human Factors, SAE Special Publication, November 2003.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Automobile Engineering 6th Sem, visit AUTO 6th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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