by mbp11 | Sep 25, 2012 | Publications
An understanding of human factors and ergonomics facilitates the design of artifacts, tasks, and environments that fulfill their users’ physical and cognitive requirements. Research in these fields furthers the goal of efficiently accommodating the desired...
by mbp11 | Aug 12, 2012 | Publications
Designing products for multiple global user populations has been the focus of numerous studies. Based on an understanding of the current state of knowledge, this paper outlines three broad top-down design strategies to satisfy varying user, business, and regulatory...
by mbp11 | Aug 1, 2012 | Publications
This dissertation research had the broad objective of enabling more widespread application of the principles of anthropometry- (i.e., body dimension-) based design. The more specific goals were: a) to allow for the use of easily- and widely- available body dimensional...
by mbp11 | Jul 26, 2012 | Publications
This paper proposes a method to identify opportunities for increasing the efficiency of raw material allocation decisions for products that are simultaneously targeted at multiple user populations around the world. The values of 24 body measures at certain key...
by mbp11 | Jul 26, 2012 | Publications
In order to accommodate the desired percentage of the target users of a product, decisions must be made to ensure that the design satisfies performance requirements such as user safety, comfort, and ease of use. The marketing concept of “utility theory” is one...
