Chapter 12

Question 1

Anthropometry definition

Answer 1

the scientific study of the measurements and proportions of the human body

Question 2

Using Anthropometry data

Answer 2

Determine the users, Determine the body dimensions of interest, Determine the percent of the population that needs to be accommodated

Question 3

Design Criteria

Answer 3

Extremes, Adjustability, Average, Accessibility

Question 4

General Principles for fitting the data

Answer 4

Clearances should be designed for largest, reaches should be designed for the smallest, allow for visibility and normal line of sight, arrange components in functional zones

Question 5

Types of Data

Answer 5

Structural (measures of non-moving body), Functional (measures of moving body)

Question 6

Percentile definition

Answer 6

a measure indicating the value below which a given percentage of observations in a group of observations fall

Question 7

Questions to ask for workstation design

Answer 7

length of time the computer is used, length of continuous typing, what are input devices needed, what are the visual demands, what types of tasks need to be done, what are the available work surface dimensions

Question 8

Best Practices for workstations

Answer 8

shoulders relaxed, elbows 90 degrees, wrists straight, top of screen at eye level, keyboard about elbow height, feet flat on the floor