DHM - Evaluation Tools.
Book chapter, 2008
This chapter will only briefly describe the most commonly used evaluation tools for physical work loads, body postures, reach abilities and fields of vision integrated in different Digital Human Modelling Software (DHMS). We try to do so in a way that is neither too specific to any particular DHMS nor so generic that all evaluation tools, more or less integrated in DHMS, are covered. The continuation of this chapter is structured according to the different tool sets that are available in the most commercial DHMS. We have chosen to divide the tool sets into three groups: 1) Quantitative evaluation tools, 2) Semi-quantitative tools and 3) Tools for discomfort, anthropometry, human performance and cognition. The main focus of this chapter is addressed to group one (quantitative evaluation tools), whereas group two and three are less extensive.
ergonomic evaluation
digital human modelling tools
ergonomic assessment
Author
Dan Lämkull
Chalmers, Product and Production Development, Production Systems
Cecilia Berlin
Chalmers, Product and Production Development, Production Systems
Roland Örtengren
Chalmers, Product and Production Development, Production Systems
Handbook of Digital Human Modeling: Research for Applied Ergonomics and Human Factors Engineering (Human Factors & Ergonomics). Vincent. G. Duffy (Ed.). Taylor & Francis, CRC Press.
0805856463 (ISBN)
Subject Categories
Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
Biophysics
ISBN
0805856463