1. Human Factors Vehicle Flow
CE-160
Transportation
Engineering
Week 3
Human Factors
Vehicle Flow

2. Homework
Chapter 3: 1, 7, 8, 11

3. Human Factors Rational design of goods and services
Basic model of people in their working environments
Workspace Size effects performance
what is effect on transportation?

4. Environment Where workspace is located
effects person’s performance
lighting, noise, vibration, climate, pollutants
Man - Machine - Environment interaction
want to optimize

5. Human Variation Design is based on 90% of people
Top and bottom 5% not in design
who’s not included?
Adaptation & Instruction
want to limit instructions
How is a car laid out?
Where are the important components
Commonality

6. Human Factors in Transportation
What do we want?
Primary
Speed
range
carrying capacity
Secondary
Safety
Comfort/Convenience
Status

7. Human Contact Physical, Physiological, Biochemical
Size
Reach
Strength
Body Composition
Perception - Reaction
P-R, Info Processing, Motor Performance
Cognitive and Social

9. Pedestrians Important piece of urban design Crosswalk placement
Social distance
Personal distance
Intimate distance

10. Pedestrians How does personal space change ? Transit airplanes
waiting areas
cars

11. How big is a pedestrian?