Noro, Lueder Lueder, Rani Lueder

Hard Facts about Soft Machines

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book brings together researchers in ergonomics and posture with industrial designers, to review and assess the current state of chair design, with implications for cultural, behavioural and occupational aspects of health. The contributions are a significant step in the ergonomics of seating and should lead to a better understanding of the mechanics, dynamics and effects of seating on the sitter. They point to ways in which seats might become easier to use and adjust, offering both comfort and postural support without compromising freedom of movement; and in the not too distant future, the "intelligent chair" will "remember" the sitter's preferences.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 457
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 1994
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 245mm x 157mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 925g
• ISBN-13: 9780850668025
• ISBN-10: 0850668026
• Artikelnr.: 22040118

Autorenporträt

Rani Lueder, Kageyu Noro

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Seating And Health: A Continuous Passive Motion Backrest For Low
backpain, Steven M. Reinecke et al; back problems caused by traditional
work chairs and how to reduce the problem, A.C. Mandal; effect of belt
support chair in preventing Lumbago and maintaining posture, Dr Morooka.
Part 2 Seating and posture: study on posture as nonverbal communication, D.
Haruki; our backs are all shaped differently, yet backrests are designed
the same - does it really matter?, Rani Lueder; actual labour conditions of
female workers and development of chairs for pregnant female workers in
Japan, Ms Kajiyama. Part 3 Children and school chairs: video demonstration
of Danish school chairs, A.C. Mandal; accommodation problems of chairs and
desks to students in elementary and junior high schools in Korea and their
solution, Professor Cho; accommodation problems of chairs and desks to
students in elementary and junior high schools in Japan and their solution,
Ms Salto and Ms Hibaru. Part 4 Chairs and ergonomics: functional factors in
forward-tilting office chairs, Shiraishi Okamura and Dr Ueno; development
of wheelchairs for physically handicapped people, D. Koga. Part 5 Chairs
and office: three propositions about ergonomics seating which seem correct
but are actually doubtful, Marvin J. Dainoff; application of simulation
model for designing VDT workstations, Dr Noro and Mr Hirasawa; impact of
office automation on seating design for the nineties, Leonard B. Kruk.