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The use of virtual reality and physical tools in the development and validation of ease of entry and exit in passenger vehicles

Lawson, Glyn; Herriotts, Paul; Malcolm, Louise; Gabrecht, Katharina; Hermawati, Setia

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Authors

Paul Herriotts

Louise Malcolm

Katharina Gabrecht



Abstract

Ease of entry and exit is important for creating a positive first impression of a car and to increase customer satisfaction. Several methods are used within vehicle development to optimise ease of entry and exit, including CAD reviews, benchmarking and buck trials. However, there is an industry trend towards digital methods to reduce the costs and time associated with developing physical prototypes. This paper reports on a study of entry strategy in three properties (buck, car, CAVE) in which inconsistencies were demonstrated by people entering a vehicle representation in the CAVE. In a second study industry practitioners rated the CAVE as worse than physical methods for identifying entry and exit issues, and having lower perceived validity and reliability. However, the resource issues associated with building bucks were recognised. Recommendations are made for developing the CAVE and for combinations of methods for use at different stages of a vehicle’s development.

Citation

Lawson, G., Herriotts, P., Malcolm, L., Gabrecht, K., & Hermawati, S. (2015). The use of virtual reality and physical tools in the development and validation of ease of entry and exit in passenger vehicles. Applied Ergonomics, 48, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2014.12.007

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 9, 2015
Deposit Date Mar 11, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 11, 2016
Journal Applied Ergonomics
Print ISSN 0003-6870
Electronic ISSN 1872-9126
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 48
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2014.12.007
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/743537
Publisher URL http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000368701400297X

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