Course Director:
Vassilis Papakostopoulos
Course Code:
7204
Educational Units:
4
ECTS Units: 6
Type:
Compulsory (C)
Semester:
05 (Winter)
Hours:
4 hours lecture
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Topics covered in this course include:
- Introduction to Ergonomics: Definitions, objectives, fields of study
- Ergonomic work analysis
- Systems and senses of the human body
- Muscular work and nervous control of movements
- Anthropometry
- Design of workplaces and product design
- Work-related musculoskeletal disorders
- Evaluating physical workload and lifting
- Controls and displays
- Design of human-machine interface
- Lighting environment
- Sound environment
- Thermal environment
The students are able to:
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Describe those morphological/ environmental elements of a work system that do not render this system optimal for human use
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Determine ranges of comfort zones in order to optimize human-system interaction in terms of effectiveness, efficiency and human well-being
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Develop guidelines for the ergonomic design of a new system or the redesign of an already existing one
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Apply principles and techniques of anthropometrics to accommodate 95 percent of the user population
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Εvaluate the impact of emerging design solutions in terms of expected benefits in relation to implementation costs
Suggested bibliography:
- Μαρμαράς, Ν., και Ναθαναήλ, Δ. (2015). Εισαγωγή στην Εργονομία (2η έκδοση). Αθήνα: Σύνδεσμός Ελληνικών Ακαδημαϊκών Βιβλιοθηκών.
- McCauley-Bush, P. (2011). Ergonomics: Foundational Principles, Applications, and Technologies. London: Taylor & Francis.
- Wilson, J.R., & Corlett, N. (2010). Evaluation of Human Work (3rd edition). London: Taylor & Francis.
Related academic journals:
- Ergonomics
- Human Factors
- Applied Ergonomics