Welcome to the website of the chair of ergonomics (Prof. Dr. phil. Klaus Bengler).
The Chair of Ergonomics at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the TUM School of Engineering and Design focuses on the innovative design and holistic evaluation of human-machine interactions, as well as the ergonomic and anthropometric optimization of technical systems for future applications. Safety, efficiency of use, and user satisfaction or acceptance in all usage scenarios play a central role here.
Research activities are gaining increasing importance in light of current demographic and economic developments, as the quality of ergonomic design and user-friendliness are becoming ever more crucial for many products in global competition. This applies to consumer goods as well as machinery in production environments and vehicles.
Furthermore, the scope of research is expanding to include future-oriented areas such as automated driving, robotics in medicine, and future work with new technologies. These fields place particular demands on human-machine interaction, as they combine complex systems with high safety standards and a heterogeneous user group.
Automated driving requires intuitive operating concepts and trust in highly automated systems, while robotics in medicine opens up new dimensions of precision and assistance. Similarly, the integration of collaborative robots, AI-supported assistance systems, and virtual work environments is fundamentally changing the world of work. The goal is to develop ergonomic solutions that are not only functional and safe, but also accepted and readily used.
Vom 31. März bis 2. April 2025 fand der 16. FAS Workshop in Irsee statt – drei Tage voller spannender Vorträge und angeregter Diskussionen zu aktuellen Forschungsthemen im Bereich Fahrerassistenz und automatisiertes Fahren. 💬 🤝
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Am Freitag haben wir offiziell unser vierjähriges, von der Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - German Research Foundation gefördertes Projekt MiRoVa gestartet! Beim Kickoff-Treffen standen spannende Diskussionen über die schrittweise Integration automatisierter Fahrzeuge in den Verkehr im Fokus…
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🚀 Letzte Woche waren wir auf dem 71. GfA-Frühjahrskongress der Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft (GfA) e.V. vom 25. bis 27. März 2025 in Aachen – mit spannenden Vorträgen, inspirierenden Diskussionen und großartigen Auszeichnungen! 💬🤝🏆
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Der Lehrstuhl für Ergonomie/ Human Factors TUM ist aktiv am vom Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie geförderten SALSA-Projekt beteiligt.
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New Publication online
We are thrilled to announce that our latest research has been published in Transportation Research Part F: Psychology and Behaviour: https://lnkd.in/ebpcpJRm 🎉
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We had the pleasure of welcoming Klaus Bengler from our home Lehrstuhl für Ergonomie/ Human Factors TUM. He visited to see our project and experience our system firsthand. The feedback was incredibly positive, and the encouraging words exchanged were heartening.
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The OpAI4DNCS project, funded by the Bavarian Research Foundation, aimed at the machine operator-centric parameterization of artificial intelligence for tightly coupled, distributed, networked control systems and was successfully completed in November 2024.
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Gestern im Lab48 am Flughafen München: Die Veranstaltung LabCampus CONNECTS drehte sich um das spannende Thema "Wie wird Innovation erfolgreich?".
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Wir durften am 6. und 7. November beim Projekt TUM-Entdeckerinnen mitwirken. Das vom großartigen ExploreTUM-Team organisierte Event bot 65 Schülerinnen der 9. Klassen an der Johann-Turmair-Realschule spannende Einblicke in naturwissenschaftlich-technische Themen – praxisnah und interaktiv. Mit sechs…
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