2. ANTHROPOMETRY & ERGONOMICS
Aditya Jayadas
Dept. of Design, Housing & Merchandising
Oklahoma State University
“Solving Human Problems & Enhancing Human lives”

4. NEWS Have marines gotten bigger?
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TakeAseat
Ergonomic guidelines – Grocery Store
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David Kelly
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5. Barbara Beskind

6. Anthropometry, Ergonomics & Design

7. Ergonomics & Human Factors
Ergo + Nomics = Laws of work
Matching capabilities & limitations of individuals to demands of task
Human Factors
Study of how humans behave physically and psychologically in relation to particular environments, products, or servi ~

8. Anthropometry Definition
Study of dimensions & physical characteristics of the human body
Mass & Length primarily

9. People do vary Age, Gender, Ethnicity

10. So? How do you account for variation b/w individuals?
How does this variation influence design?
Could anthropometry be used to address design issues taking into account variation b/w individuals?

11. Measurement Devices

12. So what am I measuring? Length? Height? Mass? Depends
Clearly define what you are measuring
& how you are going to do it
Device
Identification of landmarks
A thorough understanding of the outcome is essential

13. Sample Anthropometric Data

14. That looks like a lot of data Is there a simpler process?
Yes

16. What do people think of anthropometry & ergonomics?
Five fallacies
Design is satisfactory for me, it will therefore be satisfactory for everybody else
Design is satisfactory for the average person, it will therefore be satisfactory for everybody else
Variability in human beings is so great that it is impossible to cater to everybody, humans are wonderfully adaptable
Ergonomics is $$$
Ergonomics is great – it is just common sense – I do not have to use any data

17. Ok, got the fallacies … So are there some design guidelines that I can follow?
Let’s start with design philosophies
Design for average
Design for extreme
Design for adjustability

18. Design for extreme Define extreme Regardless  $$$ > 99th %ile

19. Design for range Try to accommodate 95% of the population
5th %ile female to 95th %ile male
Adjustability

20. Design for average Is there an average?
However, public facilities are designed for the “average” person

21. Is anthropometry really important?

22. I think it is

23. Applications Biomechanical modeling Clothes Chair & Desk
Reach issues – miner
Safety restraints for kids
We can go on and on …

24. Older individuals shopping Bending & Reaching

25. Ergonomics Smart garments Lighting Sitting
Design of store environments
Vehicles
Kitchen
Toilet

26. Ergonomics & Anthropometry
Design for Human Use
Good fit
Pull up NASA space habitat study

27. Applications Housing for the displaced Housing the Urban Homeless
você sabe quem você é, designer criativo
Você sabe quem você é,
Applications
Shigeru Ban
Housing for the displaced
Housing the Urban Homeless
Housing for Disasters
Housing for the Zombie Apocalypse
Housing in Space
Office pod
KWK Promes
designer criativo

28. Designing with People http://designingwithpeople.rca.ac.uk/

29. Global Research Innovation and Technology (GRIT)
Amost Winter testing his freedom chair as a grad student in East Africa

30. Business Model Canvas

31. Rubric

32. Thank you Dr. Tilanka Chandrasekera Dr. Semra Peksoz
Virtual Reality Guru on Campus
Dr. Semra Peksoz
Functional Apparel Design Expert on Campus

33. Interior Design, DHM, OSU, May 2019
Questions
Pablo Picasso: "The chief enemy of creativity is 'good' sense"
Andre Ferreira
Interior Design, DHM, OSU, May 2019

34. Happy designing