Ergonomic Design

Human factors and ergonomics are also known as functional design, comfort design and user friendly.

It has to incorporate contributions from psychology, engineering, industrial design and physiology. In essence to study the design equipment and devices that fit most for  human body and its abilities.

 

 

Ergonomics is all about designing for people, wherever they interact with products. We usually don’t notice good design unless someone tell us, but we do notice poor design. The emphasis for good ergonomics is to ensure that its simplest designs complement the strengths and abilities of people and minimize the effects of their limitations. To achieving this you should understand the design for the variability of people, spanning such attributes as age, strength and size. Qualified ergonomists are the only recognized professionals to have competency in optimizing performance and safety.

The Science is for refining the design of products to optimize them for human use. Different human characteristics, such as weight, proportions and height are mainly considered and also informed about human hearing and sight. Ergonomics is sometimes also known as human factors engineering.

Computers and related products like chairs are often frequently the focus of ergonomic design. Number of peoples uses these products for extended periods of time such as for working days. If these products are poorly designed or improperly adjusted for human use, the person using them may suffer from some stress.

 

 

Physical ergonomic and principles have mainly been widely used in the design of both industrial products and consumer. Many ergonomically designed products are also used or recommended to treat or prevent such disorders, and to treat pressure-related to pain.

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Human Factors and Ergonomics Society: Product Detail . 2015. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society: Product Detail . [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.hfes.org/publications/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=36. [Accessed 28 January 2015].

Human factors and ergonomics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 2015. Human factors and ergonomics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. [ONLINE] Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_factors_and_ergonomics. [Accessed 28 January 2015].