Human Factors and Ergonomics in Consumer Product Design

Uses and Applications

Waldemar Karwowski, Marcelo M. Soares, Neville A. Stanton

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CRC Press
26 February 2020

Product design; Ergonomics

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 second volume, Human Factors and Ergonomics in Consumer Product Design: 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.

Edited by: Waldemar Karwowski, Marcelo M. Soares, Neville A. Stanton
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm,
Weight: 938g
ISBN: 9780367382636
ISBN 10: 0367382636
Pages: 524
Publication Date: 26 February 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Design for Product Safety. Design for Usability. Case Studies.

Waldemar Karwowski, Marcelo M. Soares, Neville A. Stanton

Reviews for Human Factors and Ergonomics in Consumer Product Design: Uses and Applications

"""If you (typical CE engineer or engineering manager) are thinking of buying a book on current research on HFs/E for your personal library, then this volume would be the preferred choice."" --IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine, January 2012"