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Human Factors & Vehicle Safety Research
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Organized in 1996, The Human Factors Research and Vehicle Safety Research Program provides a natural bridge between transportation and health policy research. The Human Factors domain has always been rooted in interdisciplinary collaboration, integrating physical, behavioral, and cognitive sciences. Its goal is to transform technology and safety design through a better understanding of human behavior, and ultimately, to influence behavior through technological design. The building blocks for human factors are machines (tools, equipment, software) and the people who use them. These are combined into systems that make the interactions between people and machines harmonious, safe and effective.
Examining how such systems are developed is a critical feature of the human factors discipline. The system-development process must examine each element of both the specific technology being created and the cognitive and physical responses of those using it. The themes of interdisciplinary research and systems-based design are the foundation of the UI's interdisciplinary human factors research program, which fosters collaboration between the Colleges of Engineering, Medicine, Public Health, Liberal Arts and Sciences and research centers under the vice president for research.
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- Systems Safety Design
- Crash Avoidance Telematics
- Driver Distraction
- Automotive Human Factors and Ergonomics Design Standards
- Safety Technology Assessment
- Automotive Crash Causation
- Design, Test and Evaluation of In-vehicle Safety Systems
- Predictors Pre-Impact Driver Positioning
- Predictors of Fitness to Drive for those with Neurological Disorders
- Statistical modeling of large crash data sets
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- The Design of Rear-End Collision Warning Driver Interfaces and Algorithms (NHTSA)
- Road Departure Countermeasures Systems Design & Evaluation
- Adaptive Cruise Control & Forward Collision Warning Design
- In-Vehicle Text Message Design
- Eye Movement Analysis in Driver Distraction
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University Departments and Centers that collaborate with the Human Factors Research Program are:
College of Engineering
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
- Center for Computer-Aided Design
- Department of Civil Engineering
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Department of Biomedical Engineering
College of Liberal Arts
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Psychology
College of Medicine
College of Public Health
- Department of Occupational Health
- Injury Prevention Research Center
Vice President for Research
- National Advanced Driving Simulator
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