Learn · Ergonomics for beginners: Industrial design perspective
Lecture 9 of 40Human physical dimension concern
Anthropometry: body growth and somatotypes
Prof. Debkumar Chakrabarti · IIT Guwahati
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All the lectures
- Introduction
- Design today - human aid to lifestyle
- Journey, fitting task to man
- Domain, philosophy and objective
- Mutual task comfort: two way dialogue, communication model
- Ergonomics/ human factors fundamentals
- Physiology, (work physiology) and stress
- Human body - structure and function, anthropometrics
- Anthropometry: body growth and somatotypes
- Static and synamic anthropometry: standing
- Anthropometry landmark: sitting postures
- Anthropometry : squatting and cross-legged postures
- Measuring techniques
- Statistical treatment of data and
- Human body-structure and function
- Posture and job relation
- Posture and body supportive devices
- Chair characteristics
- Vertical work surface
- Horizontal work surface
- Movement
- Work Counter
- Communication and cognitive issues
- Psycho-social behaviour aspects,
- Information processing and perception
- Cognitive aspects and mental workload
- Human error and risk perception
- Visual performance
- Visual displays
- Environmental factors influencing
- Ergonomics design methodology
- Ergonomics criteria/check
- Design process involving
- Some checklist for task easiness
- Occupational safety and stress at workplace
- Workstation design
- Furniture support
- Vertical arm reach and relevant
- Humanising design :Design and human compatibility, comfort and adaptability aspects
- Scope for exploration