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Advances in Ergonomics in Design

Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Ergonomics in Design, July 17−21, 2017, The Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA

  • Offers a broad, timely perspective on human-centered product design
  • Highlights the importance of ergonomics and human factors principles in product, system, and service design
  • Covers the entire design process, including evaluation, development, and training
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (104 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
  2. Virtual Reality Challenges in Design

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. A Preventive Ergonomic Approach Based on Virtual and Immersive Reality

      • Francesco Caputo, Alessandro Greco, Egidio D‘Amato, Immacolata Notaro, Stefania Spada
      Pages 3-15
    3. Virtual Reality Self Induced Cybersickness: An Exploratory Study

      • Ana Almeida, Francisco Rebelo, Paulo Noriega, Elisângela Vilar
      Pages 26-33
    4. Methods and Procedures to Usability Testing in Virtual Reality Systems

      • Ana Carol Pontes de França, J. Pereira Neto, Marcelo Márcio Soares
      Pages 45-51
    5. Review of Virtual Reality Technology: An Ergonomic Approach and Current Challenges

      • Ana Carol Pontes de França, Marcelo Márcio Soares
      Pages 52-61
    6. Evaluation of the Relationship Between Virtual Environments and Emotions

      • Tiago Oliveira, Paulo Noriega, Francisco Rebelo, Regina Heidrich
      Pages 71-82
    7. Simulation as a Pedagogical Strategy in Product Design

      • Johana Ruíz Hoyos, Gustavo Sevilla
      Pages 83-91
  3. Product Design and Human Work Interactions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113
    2. Human Work Interaction Design: Beyond Human Factors

      • Arminda Lopes, Pedro Campos, Barbara Rita Barricelli
      Pages 127-133
    3. Effect of Driving Context on Design Dialogue

      • Luca Giuliano, Claudio Germak, Joseph Giacomin
      Pages 134-144
    4. Ergonomics Evaluation of a Manual Braking System for Skateboards

      • Uzairulhassan Syed, Manoj Patil, Yueqing Li, Brian Craig
      Pages 157-164

About this book

This book provides readers with a timely snapshot of ergonomics research and methods applied to the design, development and prototyping – as well as the evaluation, training and manufacturing – of products, systems and services. Combining theoretical contributions, case studies, and reports on technical interventions, it covers a wide range of topics in ergonomic design including: ecological design; educational and game design; cultural and ethical aspects in design; user research and human–computer interaction in design; as well as design for accessibility and extreme environments, and many others. The book places special emphasis on new technologies such as virtual reality, state-of-the-art methodologies in information design, and human–computer interfaces. Based on the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Ergonomics in Design, held on July 17–21, 2017, in Los Angeles, California, USA, the book offers a timely guide for both researchers and design practitioners, including industrialdesigners, human–computer interaction and user experience researchers, production engineers and applied psychologists.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal

    Francisco Rebelo

  • Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil

    Marcelo Soares

About the editors

Francisco Rebelo is an ergonomist researcher whose work has focused on the interaction of design with emerging technologies. He is the Head of the ErgoVR research and is mainly involved in the modeling of Virtual Environments to study and optimize human interaction in ergonomic design.

Marcelo Soares has taught on a broad range of subjects in the Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) domain, including Industrial and Product Ergonomics, and has held positions as a teacher and researcher in Mexico, Portugal, the UK, and the US. He pioneered the implementation of an HFE distance learning course in Brazil and postgraduate programs in HFE for the North and Northeast regions of Brazil. His scientific publications have mainly focused on the topics Usability, Product Design, Manufacturing, Information, and Cognitive Ergonomics.

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eBook USD 259.00
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Softcover Book USD 329.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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