Ergonomics: How to Design for Ease and Efficiency

Ergonomics: How to Design for Ease and Efficiency
ISBN-10
0128132973
ISBN-13
9780128132975
Series
Ergonomics
Category
Technology & Engineering
Pages
756
Language
English
Published
2018-10-04
Publisher
Academic Press
Authors
Katrin Kroemer Elbert, Henrike B. Kroemer, Anne D. Kroemer Hoffman

Description

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. Updated throughout to address new research on themes, including haptics, autonomous vehicles, and circadian rhythms Includes discussions of the physical (anthropometric, biomechanical) and mental capacities of the human, along with tables of reference data Provides both managerial and engineering recommendations, covering aspects of ergonomics that are relevant across the project

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