Ergonomics of the New Thomas Saf-T-Liner C2 School Bus

2003-01-3375

11/10/2003

Event
International Truck & Bus Meeting & Exhibition
Authors Abstract
Content
The purpose of this paper is to showcase the industrial design and ergonomic principles, tools and the processes that were concurrently applied throughout the development cycle of Thom”. Thomas Built Buses Engineering and Freightliner LLC Engineering groups worked interactively to optimize driver and passenger ergonomics, comfort and safety. Several examples are shown to highlight the benefits of applying 3-D human modeling to the design process. Resulting improvements of visibility, accommodation, and safety are shown.
Meta TagsDetails
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2003-01-3375
Pages
8
Citation
Mellberg, J., and Loczi, J., "Ergonomics of the New Thomas Saf-T-Liner C2 School Bus," SAE Technical Paper 2003-01-3375, 2003, https://doi.org/10.4271/2003-01-3375.
Additional Details
Publisher
Published
Nov 10, 2003
Product Code
2003-01-3375
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English