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New insights, new challenges; person centred transport design

Issue title: IEA 2012: 18th World congress on Ergonomics - Designing a sustainable future

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Woodcock, Andree

Affiliations: Centre of Excellence in Product and Automotive Design, Department of Industrial Design, Coventry School of Art and Design Coventry University, Coventry, UK

Note: [] Corresponding author: A.Woodcock@coventry.ac.uk

Keywords: Transport ergonomics

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2012-0781-4879

Journal: Work, vol. 41, no. Supplement 1, pp. 4879-4886, 2012

Published: 2012
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Abstract

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.

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