Ergonomics : how to design for ease and efficiency /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Kroemer-Elbert, K. E. (Katrin E.) (Autor), Kroemer, H. B. (Autor), Hoffman, Anne D. Kroemer (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London, United Kingdom : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, 2018.
Edición:Third edition.
Temas:
Human engineering.
Ergonomics
Ergonomie.
ergonomics.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Engineering (General)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Reference.
Human engineering
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Preface to the Third Edition; Using This Book; Easy Reading; Three sections of This Book; Three Ways to Use This Book; Introducing Ergonomics and Human Factors Engineering; What Ergonomics Is; What Ergonomics Does; How Ergonomics Came About; Evolution of Disciplines; Directions in Europe; Directions in North America; Names for the Discipline: "Ergonomics" and "Human Factors"; Today's Ergonomic Knowledge Base; Goals Of Ergonomics; Ergonomics Defined; Section I
  • The Ergonomic Knowledge Base; Chapter 1
  • Size and Mobility of the Human Body; Overview.
  • 1.1
  • Humans Spreading Over the Earth1.2
  • Anthropology and Anthropometry; 1.2.1
  • Measurement Techniques; 1.2.2
  • Body Posture during Measurements; 1.2.3
  • Body Measures; 1.2.4
  • Classical Measuring Techniques; 1.2.5
  • New Measurement Techniques; 1.3
  • Available Anthropometric Information; 1.3.1
  • Variability; 1.3.1.1
  • Measurement Variability; 1.3.1.2
  • Intraindividual Variability; 1.3.1.3
  • Interindividual Variability; 1.3.1.4
  • Secular Variations; 1.3.2
  • Population Samples; 1.4
  • Anthropometric Statistics; 1.5
  • Using Anthropometric Data; 1.6
  • Body Proportions; 1.6.1
  • Body Image.
  • 1.6.2
  • "Desirable" Body Weight1.6.3
  • Body Mass Index; 1.7
  • Dealing with Statistics; 1.8
  • How to Obtain Missing Data; 1.9
  • "Fitting" Design Procedures; 1.9.1
  • Safe Distances; 1.10
  • Design Steps; 1.11
  • Chapter Summary; 1.12
  • Challenges; Notes; Chapter 2
  • Bones, Muscles, and Strength of the Human Body; Overview; 2.1
  • Understanding the Human Body; 2.2
  • The Skeletal System; 2.2.1
  • Bones; 2.2.2
  • Connective Tissues; 2.2.3
  • Joints; 2.2.3.1
  • Artificial Joints; 2.2.4
  • The Spinal Column; 2.2.5
  • The Hands; 2.3
  • Muscle; 2.3.1
  • Architecture of Skeletal Muscle.
  • 2.3.2
  • Control of Muscle Contraction2.3.2.1
  • The Motor Unit; 2.3.3
  • Activation of the Motor Unit; 2.3.4
  • Muscle Fatigue; 2.3.4.1
  • Length-Strength Relationships; 2.4
  • Voluntary Strength; 2.4.1
  • Regulation of Strength Exertion; 2.4.2
  • Measuring Strength; 2.4.2.1
  • Practical Assessment of Human Strength; 2.4.2.2
  • The Strength Test Protocol; 2.5
  • Designing for Body Strength; 2.6
  • Chapter Summary; 2.7
  • Challenges; Notes; Chapter 3
  • How the Body Does Its Work; Overview; 3.1
  • Introduction1; 3.2
  • The Respiratory System; 3.2.1
  • Respiratory Volumes; 3.3
  • The Circulatory System.
  • 3.3.1
  • Architecture of the Circulatory System3.3.2
  • Pathways of Blood; 3.3.3
  • Regulation of Circulation; 3.4
  • The Metabolic System; 3.4.1
  • Metabolism and Work; 3.4.2
  • Energy Transformation in the Body; 3.4.3
  • The Energy Pathways; 3.4.4
  • Foodstuffs; 3.4.4.1
  • Carbohydrates; 3.4.4.2
  • Fat; 3.4.4.3
  • Protein; 3.4.5
  • Stored Energy; 3.4.6
  • Energy Release; 3.4.7
  • Energy by ATP-ADP Conversion; 3.4.8
  • Muscular Work; 3.4.8.1
  • Aerobic and Anaerobic Metabolism; 3.4.9
  • Energy Use and Body Weight; 3.5
  • Energy Requirements at Rest and at Work; 3.5.1
  • Fatigue.
  • 3.5.2
  • Assessing Energy Expenditures.

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