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Delphi's Leading Ergonomics Expert To Lead SAE Committee

9 April 1999

Delphi Automotive Systems' Leading Ergonomics Expert To Lead SAE Human Factors Committee

    WARREN, Mich., April 9 -- One of Delphi Automotive Systems'
leading ergonomics experts becomes the new chairperson of the Society of
Automotive Engineers' (SAE) Human Factors Committee, effective today.
    SAE Automobile Body Activity Executive Committee elected Wenqi Shen to the
position during the organization's annual Congress & Exposition in Detroit
last month.
    The Human Factors Committee is one of six Automobile Body Activity
committees under the SAE Engineering Meeting Board (EMB) Land & Sea Group.
The committee's first meeting under Shen's leadership is being held today in
Detroit.
    SAE has more than 75,000 members, including engineers, business
executives, educators and students from more than 97 countries.  The members
use the organization's network of constituents to share information and
exchange ideas for advancing the engineering of mobility systems.
    Shen, 36, who holds a doctorate in ergonomics and a master of science
degree in manufacturing engineering and automation, has been a senior human
factors engineer at Delphi Automotive Systems since September, 1994.
    Prior to joining Delphi, Shen worked as an ergonomics consultant at the
Institute for Consumer Ergonomics in Loughborough, England and was a lecturer
in Industrial Design at Beijing Institute of Technology.
    As the Human Factors chairperson, Shen will preside over the Human Factors
Committee and review human factor issues concerning vehicle seating comfort,
driving, interior harmony, occupant vision and vehicle lighting.
    "As Chairperson, I hope to focus the committee's efforts on actively
contributing to the automotive industry by timely and scientifically
addressing human factors issues through well organized and diverse technical
sessions," Shen said.
    The Human Factors Committee's major responsibilities are identifying new
technologies to be showcased at SAE meetings and exhibitions, planning and
organizing human factors sessions for those conferences, and serving as
liaison between SAE and automotive technology professionals in the area of
human factors.
    Previous SAE Congresses have covered several human factors issues,
including vehicle seating comfort, driving, interior harmony, occupant vision,
and vehicle lighting.  According to Shen, the human factors aspects in
intelligent transportation systems and occupant protection systems are
becoming increasingly more important and will gain new coverage in the future.
    Delphi Automotive Systems , with headquarters in Troy, Mich.,
USA, is a world leader in automotive components and systems technology.
Delphi's three business sectors -- Dynamics & Propulsion; Safety, Thermal &
Electrical Architecture; and Electronics & Mobile Communications -- provide
comprehensive product solutions to complex customer needs.  Delphi has more
than 200,000 employees and operates 168 wholly owned manufacturing facilities,
40 joint ventures and 27 technical centers in 36 countries.  Regional
headquarters are located in Paris, Tokyo and Sao Paulo.  Delphi can be found
on the Internet at http://www.delphiauto.com.