Ergonomics

The last five years have seen a major paradigm shift in the role of human factors in product design.

Applied Ergonomics is a concise text focusing on the practical applications of ergonomics and is derived from the annual, ground-breaking, successful conference of the same name.

Applied Ergonomics is a concise text focusing on the practical applications of ergonomics and is derived from the annual, ground-breaking, successful conference of the same name.

In all workplaces the health and safety of employees is closely linked with the company's profitability.

In all workplaces the health and safety of employees is closely linked with the company's profitability.

This simple and manageable guide to user interface design is written for the professional in industry working on product development and the decision process.

This simple and manageable guide to user interface design is written for the professional in industry working on product development and the decision process.

In this educational yet entertaining text, Jeff Koonce draws on his 44 years of pilot experience and 31 years as a professor of psychology and human factors engineering in addressing the questions of how to apply sound human factors principles to the training of pilots and to one's personal flying.

In this educational yet entertaining text, Jeff Koonce draws on his 44 years of pilot experience and 31 years as a professor of psychology and human factors engineering in addressing the questions of how to apply sound human factors principles to the training of pilots and to one's personal flying.

Readable and authoritative, Understanding and Preventing Falls provides a guide to the nature and extent of the problem of falls.

Readable and authoritative, Understanding and Preventing Falls provides a guide to the nature and extent of the problem of falls.

Top performing dotcoms share a common feature.

Top performing dotcoms share a common feature.

The focus group is widely used to as a tool for increasing the understanding of users and their requirements, and identifying potential solutions for these requirements.

The focus group is widely used to as a tool for increasing the understanding of users and their requirements, and identifying potential solutions for these requirements.

Workers in the service industry face unique types and levels of stress, and this problem is worsening.

Workers in the service industry face unique types and levels of stress, and this problem is worsening.

The social sciences have a distinctive contribution to make to the understanding and handling of design issues, both in product and systems design and in the design of the built environment.

The social sciences have a distinctive contribution to make to the understanding and handling of design issues, both in product and systems design and in the design of the built environment.

This important new volume brings together recent research by leading international ergonomists and sport and exercise scientists.

This important new volume brings together recent research by leading international ergonomists and sport and exercise scientists.

Through continued collaboration and the sharing of ideas, data, and results, the international community of researchers and practitioners has developed an understanding of many facets of the human response to vibration.

Through continued collaboration and the sharing of ideas, data, and results, the international community of researchers and practitioners has developed an understanding of many facets of the human response to vibration.

Completely revised and updated, A Guide to Human Factors and Ergonomics, Second Edition presents a comprehensive introduction to the field.

Using ergonomics in forensics can help prevent the recurrence of system failures through engineering or administrative controls.

Using ergonomics in forensics can help prevent the recurrence of system failures through engineering or administrative controls.

Research suggests that ergonomists tend to restrict themselves to two or three of their favorite methods in the design of systems, despite a multitude of variations in the problems that they face.

The focus of this book is on how experts adapt to complexity, synthesize and interpret information in context, and transform or "e;fuse"e; disparate items of information into coherent knowledge.

There is no shortage of available human factors information, but until now there was no single guide on how to use this information.

There is no shortage of available human factors information, but until now there was no single guide on how to use this information.

There is considerable interest in and growing recognition of the emotional domain in product development.

There is considerable interest in and growing recognition of the emotional domain in product development.

Responding to cultural demands for meaning, user-friendliness, and fun as well as the opportunities of the emerging information society, The Semantic Turn boldly outlines a new science for design that gives designers previously unavailable grounds on which to state their claims and validate their designs.

Responding to cultural demands for meaning, user-friendliness, and fun as well as the opportunities of the emerging information society, The Semantic Turn boldly outlines a new science for design that gives designers previously unavailable grounds on which to state their claims and validate their designs.

A synergy of physical, psychological, and physiological conditions affects the mental and physical quality of sleep.

A synergy of physical, psychological, and physiological conditions affects the mental and physical quality of sleep.

Muscle strength is an important topic for ergonomics practitioners and physiologists to understand, especially as it relates to workplace injuries.

Muscle strength is an important topic for ergonomics practitioners and physiologists to understand, especially as it relates to workplace injuries.

The Routledge Handbook of Biomechanics and Human Movement Science is a landmark work of reference.

The Routledge Handbook of Biomechanics and Human Movement Science is a landmark work of reference.

The Design of Future Educational Interfaces provides a new multidisciplinary synthesis of educational interface research.

The Design of Future Educational Interfaces provides a new multidisciplinary synthesis of educational interface research.

Understanding the 'human operator' is a central concern of both ergonomists and sport and exercise scientists.

Understanding the 'human operator' is a central concern of both ergonomists and sport and exercise scientists.

Discover the latest developments in ergonomics and human factors with the newest edition of this market leading reference In the newly revised Fifth Edition of Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics, Drs.

Discover the latest developments in ergonomics and human factors with the newest edition of this market leading reference In the newly revised Fifth Edition of Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics, Drs.

This book argues for a prospective turn in ergonomics to challenge the established fields of strategic design (SD) and management.

This book argues for a prospective turn in ergonomics to challenge the established fields of strategic design (SD) and management.

After a quick survey of the famous pioneers of human movement analysis and the actual needs in different domains, this book presents the main types of systems available on the market (with the pros and cons), and then details the most widely used: the optoelectronic systems using passive markers.