Handbook Of Human Factors And Ergonomics In Consumer Product Design, 2 Volume Set (ergonomics Design & Mgmt. Theory & Applications)

A comprehensive resource, this handbook covers consumer product research, case study, and application. It discusses the unique perspective a human factors approach lends to product design and how this perspective can be critical to success in the market place. Divided into two volumes, the handbook includes introductory and summary chapters on case study design, design methods and process, error and hazards, evaluation methods, focus groups, and more. It discusses white goods, entertainment systems, personnel audio devices, mobile phones, gardening products, computer systems, and leisure goods. Front Cover 1 Contents 6 Preface 10 Acknowledgments 12 Editors 14 Contributors 16 Chapter 1: Techniques to Translate Design Research into Useful, Usable, and Desirable Products 22 Chapter 2: Manufacturing Attractive Products Logically by Using Human Design Technology: A Case of Japanese Methodology 40 Chapter 3: Persona: A Method to Produce Representations Focused on Consumers’ Needs 56 Chapter 4: Model-Based Framework for Influencing Consumer Products Conceptual Designs 82 Chapter 5: Smarter Products User-Centered Systems Engineering 102 Chapter 6: Supply and Demand: Perspectives on Mental Workload with Consumer Products 116 Chapter 7: Intelligence, Creativity, and Decisions in Product Design 128 Chapter 8: Role of Standards in Design 138 Chapter 9: Addressing Human Factors and Ergonomics in Design Process, Product Life Cycle, and Innovation: Trends in Consumer Product Design 152 Chapter 10: Integration of Ergonomics in the Design Process: Conceptual, Methodological, and Practical Foundations 174 Chapter 11: Design, Usability, and Maintainability of Consumer Products 196 Chapter 12: Assembly Complexity and the Design of Self-Assembly Products 206 Chapter 13: Proposed Framework for Integrating Environmental Issues in Ergonomics to Product Development 220 Chapter 14: Cultural Ergonomics Issues in Consumer Product Design 230 Chapter 15: Affective Design and Consumer Response 242 Chapter 16: Universal Design: Empathy and Affinity 252 Chapter 17: Integration of Elderly Users into Product Development Processes: Senior Research Groups as Organizational and Methodical Approach 268 Chapter 18: IEA EQUID Template for Cooperation between Product Designers and Ergonomists 280 Chapter 19: Behavior Video: A Methodology and Tool to Measure Human Behavior; Examples in Product Evaluation 294 Chapter 20: Digital Human Modeling in the User-Centered Design Process 312 Chapter 21: Digital Human Modeling in Product Evaluation 344 Chapter 22: Three-Dimensional Foot Imaging: Axial Alignment Theory in Footwear Design, Fit, and Function 352 Chapter 23: Science of Footwear Design 384 Chapter 24: Virtual Reality in Consumer Product Design: Methods and Applications 400 Chapter 25: Product Design: User-Centered versus a Task-Based Approach 424 Chapter 26: Needs Analysis: Or, How Do You Capture, Represent, and Validate User Requirements in a Formal Manner/Notation before Design 434 Chapter 27: Users’ Interactions with Design Models 448 Chapter 28: Eco-Design: The Evolution of Dishwasher Design and the Potential for a More User-Centered Approach 460 Chapter 29: User-Centered Design Method to Attend Users’ Needs during Product Design Process: A Case Study in a Public Hospital in Brazil 474 Back Cover 494 Every day we interact with thousands of consumer products. We not only expect them to perform their functions safely, reliably, and efficiently, but also to do it so seamlessly that we dont even think about it. However, with the many factors involved in consumer product design, from the application of human factors and ergonomics principles to reducing risks of malfunction and the total life cycle cost, well, the process just seems to get more complex. Edited by well-known and well-respected experts, the two volumes of Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Consumer Product Design simplify this process. A two-volume set, the handbook provides a comprehensive source of information regarding new Human Factors and Ergonomics (HF/E) methods, techniques, and software applications for consumer product design. It explores an effective body of knowledge for improving quality of life and safety for millions of users of consumer products with a variety of needs and expectations. It delineates how the Human Factors and Ergonomics (HF/E) body of knowledge can be used as a tool for designing products that meet consumer expectations for ease of use, efficiency, comfort, safety, and adaptability, therefore contributing to consumer satisfaction. While there is substantial and convincing evidence that the application of HF/E knowledge can improve critical features of consumer products, until now there has been no comprehensive, updated resource that examines this knowledge and how to apply it. In a clear discussion of methods, backed up by case studies, this book provides the full scope of knowledge required when designing consumer products with better performance and increased satisfaction. The set includes Human Factors and Ergonomics in Consumer Product Methods and Techniques and Human Factors and Ergonomics in Consumer Product Uses and Applications . Every day we interact with thousands of consumer products. We not only expect them to perform their functions safely, reliably, and efficiently, but also to do it so seamlessly that we dont even think about it. However, with the many factors involved in consumer product design, from the application of human factors and ergonomics principles to reducing risks of malfunction and the total life cycle cost, well, the process just seems to get more complex. Edited by well-known and well-respected experts, the two-volumes of Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Consumer Product Design simplify this process. The second volume, Human Factors and Ergonomics in Consumer Product Uses and Applications , discusses challenges and opportunities in the design for product safety and focuses on the critical aspects of human-centered design for usability. The book contains 14 carefully selected case studies that demonstrate application of a variety of innovative approaches that incorporate Human Factor and Ergonomics (HF/E) principles, standards, and best practices of user-centered design, cognitive psychology, participatory macro-ergonomics, and mathematical modeling. These case studies also identify many unique aspects of new product development projects, which have adopted a user-centered design paradigm as a way to attend to user requirements. The case studies illustrate how incorporating HF/E principles and knowledge in the design of consumer products can improve levels of user satisfaction, efficiency of use, increase comfort, and assure safety under normal use as well as foreseeable misuse of the product. The book provides a comprehensive source of information regarding new methods, techniques, and software applications for consumer product design. Every day we interact with thousands of consumer products. We not only expect them to perform their functions safely, reliably, and efficiently, but also to do it so seamlessly that we don't even think about it. However, with the many factors involved in consumer product design, from the application of human factors and ergonomics principles to reducing risks of malfunction and the total life cycle cost, well, the process just seems to get more complex. Edited by well-known and well-respected experts, the two-volumes of Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Consumer Product Design simplify this process. The first volume, Human Factors and Ergonomics in Consumer Product Design: Methods and Techniques , outlines the how to incorporate Human Factors and Ergonomics (HF/E) principles and knowledge into the design of consumer products in a variety of applications. It discusses the user-centered design process, starting with how mental workload affects every day interactions with consumer products and what lessons may be applied to product design. The book then highlights the ever-increasing role of information technology, including digital imaging, video and other media, and virtual reality applications in consumer product design. It also explores user-centered aspect of consumer product development with discussions of user-centered vs. task-based approach, articulation and assessment of user requirements and needs, interaction with design models, and eco design. With contributions from a team of researchers from 21 countries, the book covers the current state of the art methods and techniques of product ergonomics. It provides an increased knowledge of how to apply the HF/E principles that ultimately leads to better product design. In the first in a projected series on human factors and ergonomics in designing consumer products, engineers and designers explore methods for consumer products design, the design process, digital design, and the user-centered design of consumer products. Their topics include a model-based framework for influencing conceptual designs, the role of standards in design, cultural ergonomics issues, digital human modeling in the user-centered design process, and the evolution of dishwasher design and the potential for a more user-centered approach. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)