ergonomics

[Aakash2]

Could anyone please suggest a good book on vehicular ergonomics to start with for fsae.
thanks http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Freddie]

I (or we, actually, the ergonomics team at ELiTH Racing consists of sex students) haven't found The ergonomics book for FSAE, instead we combined multiple sources.

A standard ergonomics handbook will get you far, combine it with some of Colin Ware's books on perception (the one that's doing the instruments will have a whole lot of interesting reading there) and an 80s title called "Automotive Ergonomics" IIRC became our base.

I can also advise you to look into work on fighter cockpits, you might find useful information there.

[StevenWebb]

Originally posted by Freddie:
the ergonomics team at ELiTH Racing consists of sex students

Sounds like i need to change schools....

[Aakash2]

thanks freddie!!
and steven i might too come along with you http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Mbirt]

Originally posted by StevenWebb:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Freddie:
the ergonomics team at ELiTH Racing consists of sex students

Sounds like i need to change schools.... </div></BLOCKQUOTE>How do you know the team members from the school's sex program are females? I've got to imagine that the male:female enrollment in the sex program is similar to that of engineering if not worse.

[Freddie]

Ouch, sleep depravation and english as a second language isn't as good of a combination as it sounds ... I meant six students, if we are sex students or not I choose not to discuss :P

[Will M]

Aakash2,

A quick google search turns up an FSAE paper and a website with some quick tips

http://papers.sae.org/2000-01-3091/
http://www.gmecca.com/byorc/dtipssafetyergo.html

I've been doing the ergo design for my team for a few years and there is a definite lack of race car specific information. But that is just my observation. I think that the best resource would be a seasoned driver or crew chief.

William