A survey of anthropometry and physical accommodation in ergonomics curricula
| Autor: | Christopher J. Garneau, Matthew B. Parkinson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Engineering
Universities Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Human Factors and Ergonomics Syllabus 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Physical Ergonomics Surveys and Questionnaires Digital human ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Curriculum 050107 human factors Simulation Medical education Anthropometry business.industry 05 social sciences Human factors and ergonomics 030229 sport sciences United States Academic Training Ergonomics business Accommodation |
| Zdroj: | Ergonomics. 59:143-154 |
| ISSN: | 1366-5847 0014-0139 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00140139.2015.1052853 |
| Popis: | The size and shape of users are an important consideration for many products and environments. Designers and engineers in many disciplines must often accommodate these attributes to meet objectives such as fit and safety. When practitioners have academic training in addressing these issues, it is typically through courses in Human Factors/Ergonomics (HF/E). This paper investigates education related to physical accommodation and offers suggestions for improvement. A survey was conducted wherein 21 instructors at 18 universities in the United States provided syllabi for 29 courses, which were analysed to determine topics related to anthropometry and resources used for the courses. The results show that within the U.S., anthropometry is covered in the majority of courses discussing physical ergonomics, but important related concepts were often omitted (e.g., digital human modelling, multivariate accommodation and variability across global populations). Curricula could be improved by incorporating more accurate anthropometry, multivariate problems and interactive online tools.This paper describes a study investigating collegiate ergonomics courses within the U.S. in the area of physical accommodation. Course schedules and texts were studied for their treatment of several topics related to accommodating the spatial requirements (anthropometry) of users. Recommendations are made for improving course curricula. |
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