Link to Slides Ergonomics - Lecture 2 - 29 August.pdf
Physical Ergonomics
- Why study ergonomics?
- Anthropometry
- Body measurements and percentile data
- Using anthropometry for design decisions
- Exercise - Drawing ChairsExercise - Drawing Chairs
Objective
Make anthropometry tangible: see how measurements vary even in a small group.
Apply the “5th–95th percentile” design rule to a real dataset.
Visualize how chairs/tables must be ad... - Homework: Exercise - Ergonomics in the EnvironmentExercise - Ergonomics in the Environment
Objective
Apply what we learned in class to the real world
Notice details of well designed and poorly designed objects from an ergonomic lens
Instructions
Find a Poor Design (O...