Calls for papers

 

International Journal of Vehicle Performance

 

Special Issue on: "Vehicle Ergonomics"

Guest Editors:
Prof. Krishna N. Dewangan, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Technology (NERIST), India
Assoc. Prof. Yi Qiu, University of Southampton, UK
Assoc. Prof. Naser Nawayseh, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Considerable developments in various active safety control systems for vehicles have contributed to reducing the driving demands imposed on the human driver whilst ensuring driver safety. The ergonomic design aspects of vehicles are also being increasingly emphasised to enhance ease and comfort of driving by facilitating driver-vehicle interactions that determine the vehicle performance. These include the interior design to adapt to human anthropometric dimensions, driver and passenger posture, the perception of comfort and accommodation, noise and vibration, and more. Considerable challenges, however, exist in integrating the cognition and neuro-muscular capacity and limitations of the human driver occupants in design process owing to wide variations in the physical, physiological and psychological features of the human. Ergonomics, therefore, plays an important role during the design and developing a vehicle.

The objective of this special issue is to compile recent research and development efforts in the field of vehicle ergonomics including: user perceptions in seating/workstation design, vehicle interior, and the layout of controls, user friendliness of conventional and autonomous vehicles, noise and vibration, the state of the art in the associated supporting technologies, as well as perspectives on future developments and applications. We will follow an overarching theme integrating the fundamental and applied research efforts on ergonomic design features affecting comfort and safety of the driver and the passenger derived from experimental, simulations and subjective methods.

Subject Coverage
Suitable topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Anthropometric considerations in workplace design and layout of controls
• Anthropometry and postural requirements of vehicle drivers
• Vehicle occupant posture and vehicle interior design
• Egress and ingress of drivers and passengers
• Driver-vehicle interactions
• Vibration exposure of the driver and passenger and ride comfort
• Ergonomic designs for enhanced driver performance
• Work related musculoskeletal disorders among drivers
• Vehicle design considering age related disabilities
• Sleep deprivation of driver and fatigue
• Driver's distractions
• Ergonomic interventions for risk control

Notes for Prospective Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper has been completely re-written and if appropriate written permissions have been obtained from any copyright holders of the original paper).

All papers are refereed through a peer review process.

All papers must be submitted online. To submit a paper, please read our Submitting articles page.

Important Dates

Manuscripts due by: 30 April, 2017