Ergonomics and Human Factors in Transportation Systems

Dear Colleagues,

Human factors and ergonomics focus on the phenomena, theory, and methodologies behind the interplay between humans, machines, and the environment. Driven initially by the requirements to reduce accidents and improve the safety of complex systems such as the transportation system, the discipline has now gained acceptance in a broader sense as it can also help improve efficiency, health, and well-being. In this era marked by the quick development of intelligent and smart technologies, the transportation system has become unprecedentedly complex, and the human factor plays a more and more important role in designing new systems/HMIs and enacting proper regulations and policies.

To promote the “human-centered design” and improve safety in transportation systems, this Special Issue welcomes submissions that focus on the interplay between human and transportation systems, including highway, railway, aviation, aerospace, and maritime systems. It covers a wide range of topics including traffic behaviors, accident analysis, human-error analysis and prediction, situation awareness, stress, fatigue, mental workload, decision-making processes, social and motivational processes, human performance modelling, competency assessment and training, human–AI interaction, decision support systems, human-centered design, and the mental health of transportation practitioners during COVID-19, etc. Studies based on new techniques, theories, and new transportation systems including high speed-railways, autonomous vehicles, single-pilot operations, and remote operations, etc., are particularly encouraged.

Prof. Dr. Changxu Wu
Dr. Jingyu Zhang
Dr. Lei Wang
Guest Editors

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