Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Motor vehicle ergonomics (17.M2544A)

Type of studies	Title
Master Academic Studies	Mechanization and Construction Engineering (Year: 1, Semester: Winter)

General information:

Category	Theoretical-methodological
Scientific or art field	Motorna vozila i motori SUS
ECTS	5

Education of students in field of vehicle ergonomics and techniques for improvement of vehicle comfort and ergonomics.

Student acquires a multidisciplinary engineering knowledge in field of vehicle ergonomics and about the automotive technologies for improvement of vehicle comfort and ergonomics.

Anthropometry in motor vehicle. Ergonomic characteristics of a driver's place in passenger car and commercial vehicle. Motor vehicle noise, methods for noise reduction. Vibrations and osculation in motor vehicle and methods for reduction. Microclimate in motor vehicle and methods for improvement of microclimate. Visibility from motor vehicle and equipment for improvement of the visibility. Regulations regarding motor vehicle ergonomics and safety. Systems for improvement of passive and active safety.

Lectures, auditory practice, laboratory practice, consultations.

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
MCCORMICK, Ernest J.	Human factors in engineering and design	1976	New York: McGraw-Hill Book	English
Reif Konrad et al.	Automotive handbook	2014	Robert Bosch GmbH	English
BHISE, Vivek	Ergonomics in the automotive design process	2012	Boca Raton: CRC Press	English
BRIDGER, R.S.	Introduction to Human factors and Ergonomics	2018	Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group	English
Waldemar Karwowski (ed)	International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors	2001	CRC Press	English
Hamm, M., Spingler, T., Boebel D., Woerner, B., Lipart, H.J., Geis, A., Bauer, H.	Automotive Lighting Technology, Windshield and Rear-Window Cleaning	2003	Robert Bosch GmbH	English
KROEMER, Karl H. E.	Fitting the human	2009	Boca Raton: CRC Press	English
-	Bosch Automotive Handbook	2014	SAE International	English