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Placing Students in an Operational Learning Situation as “Human Factors and Ergonomics Engineering” in a Vehicle Design Project

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This study aimed to place the students in an operational situation as Human Factor and Ergonomics (HFE) engineers within a vehicle architecture project and propose them as learning objectives using the different ergonomics tools to evaluate the occupant packaging of a vehicle. A Computer-Aided Design (CAD) application has been proposed, enabling the users to generate a 3D digital model, called digital mockup, of a car without in-depth knowledge in the use of CAD software. The students’ groups used the CAD application and reproduced a digital mockup after measuring the different dimensions in a real car. This quickly generated car model allows them to evaluate occupant packaging elements, such as posture, reach-capability, and visibility by ergonomics tools. Most users of the CAD application were satisfied and believed that it saved their time significantly. However, the CAD application needs to improve in several aspects to better responds to the vehicle interior design needs.

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  1. ERCOS Group (Pôle), Laboratory of ELLIAD-EA4661, UTBM-University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 90010, Belfort, France

    Mohsen Zare, Hugues Baume, Jean-Bernard Bluntzer & Regis Barret

  2. Training and Education Management Department, UTBM-University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 90010, Belfort, France

    Felicie Walgenwitz

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  1. Département de génie mécanique, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB, Canada

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  2. Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada

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Zare, M., Baume, H., Bluntzer, JB., Barret, R., Walgenwitz, F. (2021). Placing Students in an Operational Learning Situation as “Human Factors and Ergonomics Engineering” in a Vehicle Design Project. In: Black, N.L., Neumann, W.P., Noy, I. (eds) Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021). IEA 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 219. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74602-5_80

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