- Fundamentals of physical and body-related ergonomics

- Fundamentals of cognitive ergonomics

- Theories of driver behavior

- Interface design

- Usability testing

Learning objectives:

An ergonomic vehicle is optimally adapted to the requirements, needs and characteristics of its users and thus enables effective, efficient and satisfactory interaction. After attending the lecture, students will be able to analyze and evaluate the ergonomic quality of various vehicle concepts and derive design recommendations. In doing so, they will be able to consider aspects of both physical-body-related and cognitive ergonomics. Students are familiar with basic ergonomic methods, theories and concepts as well as theories of human information processing, especially driver behavior. They are able to discuss this knowledge critically and apply it flexibly in the context of the user-oriented design process.

The literature list will be handed out during the lecture. The lecture slides are available for download on ILIAS.

The lecture has a workload of 120 hours (= 4 CP).