'Extra-Ordinary' Ergonomics by Karl He Kroemer

'Extra-Ordinary' Ergonomics by Karl He Kroemer

Small and big persons, disabled and elderly, expectant mothers and children. Everyone will fall into one of these categories at least once in their lifetime. In fact, demographics show that at least two of every five people vary from the norm in height, width, and weight at any given time. Yet customarily, designers design for adults of regular size with standard abilities. Written by an expert in human factors and ergonomics, Extraordinary Ergonomics explores designing for population groups that do not meet the customary standards in age, size, and abilities. Underscoring the need for extraordinary ergonomics, the book illustrates various approaches to measuring the characteristics, capabilities, and limitations of those who differ from the norm. It provides the how-tos of designing for people who are smaller, weaker, or bigger, discusses specifically the design for persons with disabilities and the aging population, and covers human factors engineering for expectant mothers and ergonomics for children and teenagers. The author explains how to assess and determine abilities and needs and demonstrates how to design tools, homes, and environments to make working space safe and living space easy.

Kroemer, Karl H.E.

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ISBN 13	9780849336683
ISBN 10	0849336686
Titel	'Extra-Ordinary' Ergonomics
Autor	Karl He Kroemer
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Taylor & Francis Inc
Erscheinungsjahr	2005-08-12
Seitenanzahl	272
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.