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(Chapanis, 1991, p 2)
Professional Definition - cont
“Human factors engineering (ergonomics
implementation) is the application of human factors
information to the design of tools, machines, systems,
tasks, jobs and environment for safe, comfortable and
effective human use”.
(Chapanis, 1991,p2)
Layman’s Definition
Fitting the task to the person
Ergonomics
Is commonly defined as a scientific study of
relationship between the man, machine (with which
he works) and environment (in which he works)
Hybrid Science
“To study the man-machine related aspects, experience in
anatomy, physiology, psychology, neurology, medicine,
anthropometry, human performance and engineering
sciences is needed .”
Business
Many Technological Issues
Areas (Marketing)
Patents
DESIGNER
Competition
Analysis
Intuition
Intelligence Culture
Existing
Products Experience
Knowledge
Information
Technology
Many
Materials
Customer
Wishes
Quality
Ergonomic Aesthetics
Requirements
This concludes today's lecture.
Thank you for your time!