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Ergonomic Product design

Ergonomische Produktgestaltung

Lecturers & Examiners: Dr. Marino Menozzi Jäckli
VVZ CR n/a

Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:02:39

Objective

Qualification for the use of firmed ergonomic knowledge in the process of product design.

Content

Procedures will be developed based on existing examples relying upon physiological and psychological abilizies and needs of humans. The basis for this is the concept of an external load which leads to an individual strain. The concept includes the user as an active designer in the process. Examples of products are, e.g., visual displays, eye-glasses, hardware and software assistants in vehicles, simulators and software..

Resources

Lecture Notes

Lecture notes;E. grandjean: Psichologische Arbeitsgestaltung ; H. Luczak: Arbeitswissenschaft; Schmidtke, H.: Ergonomie

Literature

Spezialliteratur zu den einzelnen Kapiteln.

General Information

Language
German
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
graded semester performance

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture with exercise Ergonomische Produktgestaltung
  • Fri 15:15-17:00 (HG F 3)
2 h weekly

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