Ergonomics for beginners Industrial design
IIT Guwahati, , Prof. Debkumar Chakrabarti
Updated On 02 Feb, 19
IIT Guwahati, , Prof. Debkumar Chakrabarti
Updated On 02 Feb, 19
Contents:
Introducing Ergonomics, Welcome and content details - Discipline approach: Ergonomics/ Human factors - Human physical dimension concern - Posture and movement - Behaviour and perception - Visual Issues - Environments Factors - Ergonomic design process - Performance support and design intervention - Design Ergonomics in India: scope for exploration
Introducing Ergonomics, Welcome and content details : Welcome and content details: Syllabus,Design today- Human aid to lifestyle
Discipline approach: Ergonomics/ Human factors : Journey, Fitting task to man their contractual structure,Domain, Philosophy and Objective ,Mutual task comfort: two way dialogue, communication model,Ergonomics/ human Factors fundamentals,Physiology (work physiology) and stress
Human physical dimension concern : Human body- structure and function, anthropometrics,Anthropometry: body growth and somatotypes,Static and dynamic anthropometry, Stand Posture- erect,Anthropometry landmark: Sitting postures,Anthropometry: squatting and cross-legged postures,Anthropometric measuring techniques,Statistical treatment of data and percentile calculations
Posture and movement : 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
Behaviour and perception : Communication and cognitive issues,Psycho-social behaviour aspects, behaviour and stereotype,Information processing and perception,Cognitive aspects and mental workload,Human error and risk perception
Visual Issues : Visual performance,Visual displays
Environments Factors : Environmental factors influencing human performance
Ergonomic design process : Ergonomics design methodology,Ergonomics criteria/check while designing,Design process involving ergonomics check,Some checklists for task easiness
Performance support and design intervention : Occupational safety and stress at workplace in view to reduce the potential fatigue, errors, discomforts and unsafe acts,Workstation design,Furniture support,Vertical arm reach and design application possibility,Humanising design: Design and human compatibility, comfort and
adaptability aspects
Design Ergonomics in India: scope for exploration : Concluding session: Design Ergonomics in India: scope for exploration
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Ergonomics for beginners Industrial design perspective by Prof. Debkumar Chakrabarti, Department of Design, IIT Guwahati.For more details on NPTEL visit httpnptel.iitm.ac.in
Sam
Sep 12, 2018
Excellent course helped me understand topic that i couldn't while attendinfg my college.
Dembe
March 29, 2019
Great course. Thank you very much.