This paper reviews some ergonomics tools available for car design, also an outline of how ergonomics principles and specific research have provided relevant information for designers. further indications are given of the use of such ergonomics data in the development of in-house and iso standards, as well as their subsequent influenceon regulations. the two main areas discussed are symbols and electronic instrumentation. by the 1960s symbols were becoming a popular way of identifying controls and displays, especially for an international product. a simple experiment was conducted to relate the size of symbol to its ease of recognition. this yielded data which were used to establish an internal standard. the form of the symbols is perhaps more significant than the size. a number of experimental studies have been made.
Samenvatting