Anthropometry

ISBN-13: 9781032587790 / Twarda / 2023 / 144 str.

Opis

Human factors and ergonomics professionals globally contribute to the design and evaluation of tasks, jobs, products, environments, and systems to make them compatible with the needs, abilities, and limitations of people. This book shows how understanding anthropometrics influences workspace design, ergonomics, and health and safety at work.

Spis treści

1. Anthropometry: The Past, the Present, and the Future  2. Anthropometry: Definition, Uses, and Methods of Measurements  3. Keyword: Body Sizes of Americans  4. Anthropometric Databases  5. Engineering Anthropometry  6. Anthropometry for Design  7. Ergonomic Workstation Design  8. Anthropometric Topography  9. Anthropometry of Children  10. Anthropometry for the Needs of the Elderly  11. Anthropometry for the Needs of Rehabilitation

O autorze

Beata Mrugalska is an Associate Professor and Head of the Division of Applied Ergonomics, Institute of Safety and Quality Engineering, Faculty of Management Engineering, Poznan University of Technology in Poland. She holds an MSc (2001) in Management and Marketing from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Management at the Poznan University of Technology, and a PhD (2009) in Machine Construction and Operation from the Faculty of Computer Science and Management at the Poznań University of Technology. She was awarded DSc degree in Mechanical Engineering by the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Poznan University of Technology, Poland (2019). Since 2018, she has been a board member of the Center for Registration of European Ergonomists (CREE).

Waldemar Karwowski is Pegasus Professor and Chairman, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems and Executive Director, Institute for Advanced Systems Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA. He holds an MS (1978) in Production Engineering and Management from the Technical University of Wroclaw, Poland, and a PhD (1982) in Industrial Engineering from Texas Tech University. He was awarded DSc degree in Management Science by the State Institute for Organization and Management in Industry, Poland (2004). He is the Past President of the International Ergonomics Association (2000–2003), and Past President of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (2007). Dr. Karwowski served on the Committee on Human Factors/Human Systems Integration, National Research Council, the National Academies, USA (2007–2011).