Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
anthropometrics, ergonomic design, physiological characteristics
College
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology
Department
Technology
Abstract
Industrial designers must balance a wide array of factors in their creation of useful products. The most important of these factors include functionality, reliability, and aesthetics, as well as market factors such as cost. Over the course of the last century, designers and design engineers have been increasingly compelled to adapt their designs to the varied physiological characteristics of the consumer. The growth of disabled populations, increased international trade, and greater understanding of human thought processes further necessitate and complicate accurate, representative anthropometric data tabulation and ‘ergonomic’ design in general.
Recommended Citation
Hanson, Nathaniel and Fry, Dr. Richard
(2014)
"Anthropometrics of the Hand for Use in Ergonomic Design,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014:
Iss.
1, Article 146.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/146