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ANTROPOMETRY REFERS TO THE MEASUREMENTS OF HUMAN INDIVIDUAL. AN EARLY TOOL OF

PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, IT HAS BEEN USED FOR IDENTIFICATIONS, FOR THE PURPOSES OF
UNDERSTANDING HUMAN PHYSICAL VARIATION, IN PALEOANTHROPOLOGY AND IN VARIOUS
ATTEMPT TO CORRELATE PHYSICAL WITH RACIAL AND PSYCHOLOGY TRAITS. ANTHROPOMETRY
INVOLVES THE SYSTEMATIC MEASUREMENT OF PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF HUMAN BODY,
PRIMARILY DIMENSIONAL DESCRIPTORS OF BODY SIZE AND SHAPE. SINCE COMONLY USED
METHODS AND APPROACHES IN ANALYZING LIVING STANDARDS WERE NOT HELPFUL
ENOUGH, THE ANTHROPOMETRIC HISTORY BECOME VERY USEFUL FOR HISTORIANS IN
ANSWETING QUESTIONS THAT INTERESTED THEM.
TODAY, ANTHROPOMETRY PAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, CLOTHING
DESIGN, ERGONOMICS AND ARCHITECTURE WHERE STATISTICAL DATA ABOUT THE
DISTRIBUTION OF BODY DIMENSIONS IN THE POPULATION ARE USED TO OPTIMIZE PRODUCTS.
CHANGES LIFESTLES, NUTRIYION, AND ETHNIC COMPOSITION OF POPULATIONS LEAD TO
CHAMGES IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF BODY DIMENSIONS AND REQUIRED REGULAR UPDATING OF
ANHROPOMETRIC DATA COLLEION.
HUMAN FACTORS AND ERGONOMICS IS THE APPLICATION OF PHYSIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES TO
THE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN OF PRODUCTS, PROCESS AND SYSTEMS. THE GOAL OF HUMAN
FACTORS IS TO REDUCE HUMAN ERORS, INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY AND ENHANCE SAFETY AND
COMFORT WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE HUMAN AND THE
THING OF INTEREST. THE FIELD IS A COMBINATION OF NUMEROUS DISCIPLINES, SUCH AS
PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY, ENGINEERING, BIOMECHANICS, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN,
PHYSIOLOGY, ANTHROPOMETRY, INTERACTION DESIGN, VISUAL DESIGN, USER EXPERIENCE
AND USER INTERFACE DESIGN. IN RESEARCH, HUMAN FACTORS EMPLOYS THE SCIENTIFIC
METHODS TO STUDY HUMAN BEHAVIOUR SO THAT THE RESULTANT DATA MAY BE APPLIED TO TE
FOUR PRIMARY GOALS. IN ESSENCE, IT IS THE STUDY OF DESIGNING EQUIPMENT, DEVICES AND
PROCESSES THAT FIT THE HUMAN BODY AND IT’S COGNITIVE ABILITIES. THE TWO TERMS
“HUMAN FACTORS” AND “ERGONOMICS” ARE ESSSENTIALLY SYNONYMOUS. HUMAN
FACTORS IS EMPLOYED TO FULFILL THE GOALS OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AND
PRODUCTIVITY. IT IS RELEVANT IN THE DESIGN OF SUCH THINGS AS SAFE FURNITURE AND EASY
TO USE INTERFACES LIKE MACHINES AND EQUIPMENT. PROPER ERGONOMIC DESIGN IS
NECESSARY TO PREVENT REPITITIVE STARIN INJURIES AND OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL
DISORDERS, WHICH CAN DEVELOP OVER TIME AND CAN LEAD TO LONG TERM DISABILITY.

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HUMAN FACTORS AND ERGONOMICS ARE CONCERNED WTH THE “FIT” BETWEEN THE USER,
EQUIPMENT, AND THE ENVIRONMENT OR “FITTING A JOB TO A PERSON”. IT ACCOUNTS FOR
THE USERS CAPABILITIES AND LIMITATIONS IN SEEKING TO ENSURE THAT TASKS, FUNCTION,
INFORMATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT SUIT THAT USER. TO ASSES THE FIT BETWEEN A PERSON
AND THE USED TECHNOLOGY, HUMAN FACTORS SPECIALISTS OR ERGONOMISTS CONSIDER
THE JOB BEING DONE AND THE DEMANDS PN THE USER, THE EQUIPMENTS USED, AND THE
INFORMATION USED. ERGONOMICS DRAWS ON MANY DISCIPLINES IN IT’S STUDY OF HUMANS
AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDNG ANTHROPOMETRY, BIOMECHANICS, MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING, INDUSTRUAL DESIGN, INFORMATION DESIGN,
KINESIOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY, COGNITIVES PSYCHOLOGY, JNDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL
PSYCHOLOGY AND SPACE PSYCHOLOGY.THIS DIGITAL REBOLUTION WOULD TRANSFORM THE
WAY WE RELATE TO OUR IDENTITY, NOT JUST OUR IDENTITY BUT EVERYTHING CENETERED
AROUND IT WOULD BE TRANSFORM. OUR PRIVACY, THE ABSTRACT OF OWNERSHIP, UR
PERSONAL LIVES, CAREER GROWTHS AND EVERYTHING WOULD BE NEW WHEN THIS
DIGITALIZATION TAKES OVER COMPLETELY. EVERY LITTLE THING THAT LIFE IS ABOUT WOULD
CHANGE FOR THE BETTER. IN MANY WAYS THE UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES AND TECHNOLOGIES
WILL REMAIN THE SAME. DATA, DOCUMENT AND CONTENT SHARING, ROBUST NETWORKING
INFRASTRUCTURE WILL STILL UNDERPIN EVRYTHING. IT WILL STILL BE IMPORTANT TO CREATE AND
SHARE THE FILES, PRESENTATIONS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION. THE MASSIVE
DIFFRERENCE IS THE WAY WE’LL DO IT.
AS WITH EVERY PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY THERE WERE SOME ISSUES AND IT WASN’T THE MOST
EFFICIENT PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY, BUT AT OVER TIME IT IMPROVED. NOW WE HAVE TOOLS
AND TECHNOLOGY THAT ALLOW PEOPLE TO COLLABORATE IN EXETREMELY RAPID AND
EFFECTIVE WAYS. THSES WOULD HAVE ACCELERATED AND IMPROVED THE DATA COLLECTION,
DIALOG AND PEER REVIEW OF ANY PREVIOUS UNDERTAKINGS, AND CAN MAKE OUR CURRENT
ONES TRACTABLE, SOLABLE, IF WE APPLY THEM. WE SEE THESE TOOLS CREATING NEW
ORGAIZATIONS AND MODELS ALL AROUND US.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO THE DESIGNER TO KEEP IN MIND THE PERSON THAT THE PRODUCT IS DESIGN
FOR TO SECURED THAT IT ALWAYS USEFUL AND IT BENEFIT THE USER.

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STANDARDS SHOULD KEEP A BALANCE BETWEEN THE CREATIVE SIDE OF THE WORK AND
ADHERENCE TO WORKFLOW PRINCIPLES. IF YOU CHOOSE TO KEEP YOUR DEVELOPERS CAGED
WITHIN A STRICT FRAMEWORK, YOU MAY INHIBIT THE PROCESS. THE STANDARDS SHOULD POSE
A NECESSARY MINIMUM, YET THEY SHOULD BE ENFORCED TO AVOID UNNECESSARY RISKS.
TESTING IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS.

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