Ergonomics (Second Edition)

Author: edited by Zhu Xuzhang
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: This book is revised based on the previous edition, in accordance with the teaching requirements of human factors engineering in higher education and the experience accumulated from years of teaching practice. It also takes into account the research achievements and development trends of this discipline. The book is divided into 11 chapters, including Introduction, Human Body Parameters, Human Functional Characteristics, Human Biomechanics, Human Work Capacity and Fatigue, Human Natural Tendencies and Reliability, Human-Machine Interface Design, Display Device and Control Device Design, Work Space and Tool Design, Work Environment, and Human-Machine System Design and Analysis Evaluation. This revision primarily adds knowledge related to computer human-machine interface design and some other new content developed in recent years in the field of human factors engineering. Additionally, it includes more application examples of human-machine system design. Furthermore, some examples have been added to certain chapters, and a number of exercises and reflection questions have been included at the end of each chapter. This book can serve as a textbook for majors such as Safety Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Design, Business Management, and Architecture in higher education institutions. It can also be used as a teaching material for graduate students in mechanical engineering and as a reference for faculty, students, and engineering professionals in related fields.