Ergonomic/human factors in the design process: Methodological tool for context characterization and analysis of accessibility

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    Abstract

    In the course of Ergonomics and Design 2 of the Faculty of Industrial Design, the relationship between Ergonomics/Human Factors and the Design process is methodologically established. The corresponding criteria of each discipline for each stage and how they should be developed in a parallel and complimentary manner is stated, especially since the beginning of the configuration process of the objects/products [1]. Strategies are developed pedagogically for the development of skills related with the comprehension of the characteristics, needs, and requirements associated with the usage context, where the user unwinds the activity and the product in terms of security. The proposed pedagogical tool or workshop is based on the search, analysis, and systematization of data related to the activity environment of the project, and to the Architectural barriers. Besides being developed and implemented in classrooms, it allows to recognize and characterize the requirements associated with the context, and its interaction with different elements of the ergonomic system (User-Product-Context) [2].

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationAdvances in Ergonomics in Design - Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Ergonomics in Design, 2017
    EditorsFrancisco Rebelo, Marcelo Soares
    PublisherSpringer Verlag
    Pages286-292
    Number of pages7
    ISBN (Print)9783319605814
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 2018
    EventAHFE 2017 International Conference on Ergonomics in Design, 2017 - Los Angeles, United States
    Duration: 17 Jul 201721 Jul 2017

    Publication series

    NameAdvances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
    Volume588
    ISSN (Print)2194-5357

    Conference

    ConferenceAHFE 2017 International Conference on Ergonomics in Design, 2017
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityLos Angeles
    Period17/07/1721/07/17

    Bibliographical note

    Publisher Copyright:
    © Springer International Publishing AG 2018.

    Keywords

    • Accessibility workshop
    • Analysis context workshop
    • Architectural barriers
    • Ergonomic system (User-Product-Context)
    • Ergonomics and design
    • Human factors
    • Human-systems integration
    • Teaching-learning process

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