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.
Manuel Kipp from the Chair of Ergonomics showed an interesting, cost-effective climate dummy designed with RAMSIS and produced using additive manufacturing. The dummy is also used as a digital twin for CFD simulations for evaluating thermal comfort in complex environments, and it allows for…
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Yesterday was an exciting day at the Technical University of Munich for our Open House! Our Chair of Ergonomics had a fantastic stand, and it was wonderful to meet so many interested visitors of every age.
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Last week, Niklas Grabbe participated in the 15th FRAMily meeting/workshop in Copenhagen. The annual workshop aims to share experiences from research and practice using the Functional Resonance Analysis Method (FRAM), developed by Erik Hollnagel, to analyse activities in socio-technical systems -…
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Last week, we held our 10th MCube Speaker Series, focusing on the "Future of Mobility," on the rooftop terrace of Vorhoelzer Forum of the Technical University of Munich. 3 experts in cycling advocacy, traffic safety, and urban logistics came together: Maria Deingruber (ADFC Allgemeiner Deutscher…
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ForNeRo, our ambitious research consortium, has successfully secured a substantial €2 million grant from the Bayerische Forschungsstiftung (Bavarian Research Foundation). Over the course of the next three years, we are embarking on a groundbreaking project focused on achieving seamless and ergonomic…
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We are proud to be part of the SHAPE-IT project, and participated in the final event in Gothenburg, Sweden. SHAPE-IT is funded by EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions. ENDONANO ITN-European Industrial Doctorate (EID),
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We are thrilled to announce the successful conclusion of the PIRE project on Human-Cyber Physical Systems! Hosted by the Lehrstuhl für Ergonomie/ Human Factors TUM and the Chair for Software and Systems Engineering at Technische Universität München, our final two-day workshop marked a significant…
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At the Chair of Ergonomics at the Technische Universität München, Manuel Kipp and Jonas Bender worked on the research project UNICARagil, which was funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) from February 2018 to May 2023.
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Der Lehrstuhl für Ergonomie gratuliert Prof. Heiner Bubb ganz herzlich zu seinem heutigen 80. Geburtstag und wünscht ihm alles Gute und viel Gesundheit.
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Our research group Robotics for Life & Healthcare teamed up with Lebenshilfe Werkstatt München and Franka Emika to explore the use of robotics in vocational training of persons with disabilities.
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