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Ergonomics: How to Design for Ease and Efficiency, Third Edition updates and expands this classic guide, including the latest essential themes and regulations. An introduct… Read more
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Ergonomics: How to Design for Ease and Efficiency, Third Edition updates and expands this classic guide, including the latest essential themes and regulations. An introductory section provides all of the physical and mental ergonomics theory engineers, designers, and managers need for a range of applications. The following section provides authoritative advice on how to design for the human in a range of real world situations, now including new content on subjects including the individual within an organization, planning for space journeys, taking back control from autonomous systems, and design for aging.
Retaining its easy-to-use layout and jargon-free style, this book remains an invaluable source of models, measures and advice for anyone who needs to understand ergonomics.
Researchers and postgraduates in engineering fields, particularly industrial, manufacturing, aerospace, and automotive
I. The Ergonomic Knowledge Base
1. Size and Mobility of the Human Body
2. Bones, Muscles, and Strength of the Human Body
3. How the Body Does its Work
4. How the Mind Works
5. Human Senses
6. How the Body Interacts with the Environment
7. Body Rhythms, Work Schedules, and Effects of Alcohol
II. Design Applications
8. Ergonomic Models, Methods, and Measurements
9. Designing to Fit the Moving Body
10. The Computer (Office) Work Place
11. The Individual within an Organization
12. Design and Arrangement of Displays and Controls
13. Handling Loads
14. Designing for Special Populations
15. Why and How to Do Ergonomics
III. Further Information
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