Ergonomics and Design A Reference Guide

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Ergonomics and DesignA Reference GuideErgonomics and DesignA Reference GuideCompiled and Written byScott Openshaw, AllsteelErin Taylor, AllsteelGraphics byGailyn Minder, AllsteelWoody WitherowTJ LongMarcus Ford 2006 Allsteel Table of Contents Introduction from Allsteel ........................................ ................................1Product Design Ergonomics 101 ........................................ .....................3Anthropometric Measurements ........................................ ....................... Humans ........................................ ........................................ 6Anthropometric Databases.

reference Natick measurements, so we use a combination of the two at Allsteel. Considerations When using anthropometric measurements in design, con-sider two points: 1. How recently data was collected 2. Type of population measured First, some data may have been collected over 25 years ago, and measurements such as height or weight may have

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