Ergonomic Design and Assessment of Products and Systems

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Aleksandar Zunjic (Editor)
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

Series: Mechanical Engineering Theory and Applications
BISAC: TEC009070

Ergonomic design is an applicative part of ergonomics, which deals with the adjustment and adaptation of design solutions for various objects and systems according to the user’s needs, such as technical products or other products for daily use. The application of ergonomics in product design contributes to the creation of new solutions that are comfortable, safe, efficient, and which contribute to the satisfaction of customers. In this book, certain topics that were not previously treated from the ergonomic aspect are represented. In this regard, topics related to the ergonomic design of certain furniture elements and traffic route evaluation can be pointed out. For the first time collectively, the interdependence of ergonomics, safety and aesthetics in relation to the design of consumer products and certain systems are considered. Also, the original method for assessing the comfort of bus interiors that are intended for the public transport of passengers is also presented. In the larger part of the publication, the emphasis is on the original approach in solving various problems of ergonomic design as well as the evaluation of products and systems. Although this publication retains an academic agenda, special attention is devoted to the applicability of the publication in terms of its accessibility and understandability for the general population. (Imprint: Nova)

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. The Relationship between Ergonomics, Safety and Aesthetics in the Design of Consumer Products and Systems
Aleksandar Zunjic, Panagiotis V. Tsaklis and Xiao-Guang Yue (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, and others)

Chapter 2. Teaching and Learning Ergonomics in Industrial Design Education
Stephen Ward and Andrew Wright (Faculty of the Built Environment, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, and others)

Chapter 3. Prospective Ergonomics and Innovative Ideas in the Early Stages of Design Projects
Eric Brangier, Javier Barcenilla and Jean-Marc Robert (PErSEUs, User Experience Lab. Department of Psychology, University of Lorraine, France, and others)

Chapter 4. Ergonomics of Sleeper Chairs
Aleksandar Zunjic and Vojislav Stojicic (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, and others)

Chapter 5. Biomechanical Aspects of Assisting Patients in Standing up in the Context of Ergonomics
David Ravnik, Jiøí Vraný, Karel Jelen, and Vaclav Bittner (Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Primorska, Slovenia, and others)

Chapter 6. Safety and Ergonomic Design Issues of Certain Types of Robots
Lana Popovic – Maneski and Aleksandar Zunjic (Institute of Technical Sciences of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, Serbia, and others)

Chapter 7. An Ergonomic Procedure for Objective Hand Strain Analysis
Aydin Ünlü, Peter Gust and Karsten Kluth (University of Wuppertal, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Wuppertal, Germany, and others)

Chapter 8. The Evaluation of Road Design Elements Before and After Reconstruction
Svetlana Èièeviæ, Magdalena Dragoviæ, Aleksandar Zunjic, Aleksandar Trifunoviæ, Slobodan Mitroviæ, and Milkica Nešiæ (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, Belgrade, Serbia, and others)

Chapter 9. The Usability Analysis of a Different Presentation Media Design for Vehicle Speed Assessment
Svetlana Èièeviæ, Aleksandar Trifunoviæ, Slobodan Mitroviæ, and Milkica Nešiæ (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, Serbia, and others)

Chapter 10. Design of the Questionnaire for the Assessment of the Comfort of Urban City Buses
Aleksandar Zunjic and Svetlana Èièeviæ (Univeristy of Belgrade, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade, Serbia, and others)

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