Manufacturers are becoming more aware of human factors in product design as a major competitive issue. In many product areas, manufacturers have reached a technology ceiling, which simply means that it is increasingly difficult to get ahead of the competition in terms of, for example, functionality, technical reliability or manufacturing costs. As

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Publisher

CRC Press

Year

1999

eBook ISBN

9781498702096

Edition

Topic

Technology & Engineering

Subtopic

Industrial Engineering

Index

Technology & Engineering

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Introduction: Ergonomics, Usability and Product Development
Chapter 1 Essential Conditions for the Acceptance of User Trialling as a
Chapter 2 Designing for Usability; Input of Ergonomics Information at
Chapter 3 Product Evaluation Methods and Their Importance m
Chapter 4 Design Centered Research into User Activities
Chapter 5 Designing Scenarios and Tasks for User Trials of Home Electronic Devices
Chapter 6 Implications for Using Intelligence in Consumer Products
Chapter 7 Representations of Smart Product Concepts in User Interface Design
Chapter 8 Ergonomics and Safety in Consumer Product Design
Chapter 9 Usability and Product Design: A Case Study
Chapter 10 User Trials as a Design Directive Strategy
Chapter 11 The User Interface Design of the Fizz and Spark GSM Telephones
Chapter 12 Usability Testing under Time-Pressure in Design Practice Case Study
Chapter 13 Spoken Help for a Car Stereo: An Exploratory Study
Chapter 14 Prototypes on Trial
Chapter 15 Best Practice isn't always good enough
Chapter 16 Inclusive Design- Design for All
Chapter 17 Inclusive Design
Chapter 18 Personal Reader Systems for the Blind
Chapter 19 Designing Domestic Appliances for Everyone
Chapter 20 Transgenerational Guidelines
Chapter 21 Pleasure with Products: Human Factors for Body, Mind and Soul
Chapter 22 Understanding Person Product Relationships - A Design Perspective
Chapter 23 Kansei Engineering and Design
Chapter 24 The Ergonomics of Pleasure
Chapter 25 Discussion and Conclusion
Index

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