Human-Machine-Interaction & Mobility

With the aim of realising a continuous automated driving in the city, the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors is developing human-machine interfaces (HMIs) in the Human Factors sub-project that enable shared control, teleoperation and cooperation between road users with different levels of automation.

In the sub-project “Perspectives of Urban Mobility”, the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors is working on sustainable traffic concepts for automated mobility in the city. Of central importance is the question of how the mixed traffic of pedestrians, cyclists, privately or jointly used vehicles and public transport will develop in the future.

In the Campus FreeCity project, challenges and approaches to solutions for urban traffic problems are researched in a real laboratory by means of a holistic mobility concept consisting of multifunctional, autonomous and locally emission-free “CityBot” vehicles.

The project aims to develop a holistic digital nephrology decision support tool that is oriented towards decision-making processes and support preferences of nephrologists.

In order to reduce the complexity of the existing rules and regulations for train dispatchers and thus facilitate learning and application, the FormBetrieb I project aims to identify design measures for a new digital guideline that promotes competence-based action by train dispatchers, especially in interface areas.

The Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Darmstadt network supports small and medium-sized enterprises in the implementation of Industrie 4.0 as well as topics in the field of future AI technology in their companies by offering free information events, workshops and training courses.

The Colloqium “Mensch und Fahrzeug” Darmstadt is aimed at all experts from the industry and research with questions about the impact of human factors on driving.