Human Factors Flashcards
An interdisciplinary science, which
studies the relationships between
people and their environments
human factor
The Importance Of Human Factors
It deals with the needs of individual
people.
comfort and convenience
Design profession has become open to the studies of other
professions that deal with human needs like:
- Biological Sciences.
- Psychology.
- Physiology.
- Sociology.
- Anthropology.
- Medicine.
Human factors serves an umbrella that
Anthropometry
* Proxemics
* Ergonomics
The science dealing specifically with the
measurements of the human body to
determine differences in individuals and
groups.
Anthropometry:
Body size vary with
age, sex, race, even
occupational group.
The ratio approx of the golden section
equals 1.618
In the human body, the Golden Section refers to the ratio of the…. to the….
stature to the height of the naval above the floor
Human body dimensions that have impact on the design of interior spaces are
of two basic:
*Structural Dimensions:“Static Dimensions”
*Functional Dimensions:Dynamic Dimensions”
Dynamic Dimensions” include
measurements taken in working positions or during the movement associated with certain tasks.
Static Dimensions” include
Include measurements of the head, torso, and limbs in standard positions
Ergonomics:
Is the study of people’s efficiency in their working environment.
what is the nonverbal communication of the PROXEMICS
*Haptics (touch)
*Kinesics (body movement)
*Vocalics (paralanguage)
*Chronemics (structure of time)
The branch of knowledge that deals with the amount of space that people feel it necessary to set between themselves and others.
PROXEMICS
most Americans feel safe and comfortable with
keeping people they know at ….during conversation.
an arm’s length away
