Virtual Reality (VR) can reduce time and costs, and lead to increases in quality, in the
development of a product. Given the pressure on car companies to reduce time-to-market …

Ease of entry and exit is important for creating a positive first impression of a car and
increasing customer satisfaction. Several methods are used within vehicle development to …

Virtual Reality (VR) has seen rapid developments in the past decades. Among the domains
where VR has been applied, automotive has been a pioneer due to the possibility of cost …

During normal ageing, physical changes take place in the biomechanical, musculoskeletal,
and psychomotor systems, that reduce strength, flexibility, motor coordination, balance, and …

Among the issues affecting the design process of a vehicle, there is the lack of
multidisciplinary knowledge among the different teams involved. This often leads to the risk …

Vehicle architecture is expected to change in the next years with the introduction of new
electric drivetrain systems, but the evolution of car exterior proportions is still uncertain. For …

Virtual Reality (VR) can reduce time and costs, and lead to an increase in quality, in the
development of a product. Given the pressure on car companies to reduce time-to-market …

Driving is a visual task and as such it is essential that drivers have good vision out of their
vehicles particularly on today's busy roads. However, rear vision is not always optimum; rear …

Traditional vehicle package engineering assumes that driver anthropometry and the location
of vehicle controls determine driver posture, and thus seat parameters. Due failure of this …

Currently autonomous driving is one of the dominant trends in the automotive industry. Cars
that no longer need the driver's attention will be used in a completely new way than is …