How Do I Become an Ergonomist?

Ergonomics is short for ergonomics. Ergonomics has now developed into a multidisciplinary industrial design discipline. The core problem of research is the coordination between human, machine and environment in different tasks. The research methods and evaluation methods involve psychology, physiology, and medicine. , Anthropometrics, aesthetics, and engineering technology, the purpose of research is to guide the design and transformation of working appliances, working methods and working environment through the application of knowledge in various disciplines, so that operations are efficient, safe, Several features such as comfort have been improved.

Ergonomics

We see that more and more manufacturers use "people-oriented" and "ergonomic design" as product features to carry out advertising, especially computers and furniture, which are in direct contact with the human body. In fact, making the design of machines and working and living environments suitable for human physiological and psychological characteristics enables people to work and live in comfortable and convenient conditions.

When it comes to ergonomics, we first introduce a character-

Everyone knows that quite a long time since Mr. Bell invented the telephone, Bell Corporation is the largest telephone company and telephone manufacturer in the United States with a monopoly position, and it is basically free from the threat of competition. Therefore, Dreyfus can consider the competitive effect of the appearance design in the market less, and focus more on the perfect functional design of the phone.

Bell introduced the horizontal discharge microphone for the first time in 1927, which changed the design of the previous vertical discharge microphone. In 1937, Dreyfus proposed a design that integrated the handset and the microphone from the perspective of function. The 300-type telephone designed by Dreyfus looks old-fashioned today, but this design for the first time reduced the large-sized telephone that was divided into two parts into a whole for the first time. Because of the success of this design, Bell signed a long-term design consulting contract with Dreyfus.

In the early 1950s, the materials used to make telephones were changed from metal to plastic, which basically determined the modeling foundation of modern telephones. By the end of the fifties, Draves had designed more than a hundred telephones. As a result, Dreyfus' telephones have entered millions of households in the United States and the world, and have become the basic facilities of modern homes.

Other research in Dreyfus' ergonomics has been since 1955.

Ergonomics research direction

Ergonomics originates from different disciplines and different fields, and is oriented to research and application in a wider range of fields, because the problem of human-machine environment is a universal problem in human production and life. The differences in the origin disciplines and regions have also led to long-term coexistence of subject names. In English, there are mainly Ergonomics (European reference), Human Engineering (American reference), etc., and in Chinese, " "Ergonomics", "ergonomics" and "ergonomics". China generally regards "ergonomics" as the standard name for this discipline, and the term "ergonomics" is more common. In short, the study of human and ergonomics and human-computer relations are the core content of this discipline.

The study of various branches of ergonomics made breakthrough progress during the Second World War, because the development of complex weapons during the war made the problem of ergonomic coordination suddenly intensified. For example, air combat and fighter jets put forward physical and intelligence requirements for pilots, making the selection and training of personnel increasingly difficult, prompting the aircraft's instrument display,

In the design of components such as control tools and pilot seats, human factors have to be taken into consideration, which has led to the rapid development of related technologies and methods.

Ergonomic applications

The application fields of ergonomics are very extensive, involving almost every aspect of human work and life. The main application directions are listed below:

(1) Anatomy and measurement of human working behavior; work accidents, health and safety

Including anthropometrics and work space design; posture and biomechanical load research; work-related bone and muscle management issues; healthy ergonomics; safety culture and safety management; safety culture evaluation and improvement

(2) Cognitive ergonomics and complex tasks; environmental ergonomics

Cognitive skills and decision-making studies; analysis of environmental conditions and factors; ergonomics of the work environment

(3) Computer ergonomics; display and control layout design; human-machine interface design and evaluation

Software ergonomics; design and layout of computer products and peripherals; ergonomic research in office environments; human-machine interface forms

(4) Expert demonstration: multiple working environments; human reliability

Expert argument investigation and research; legal ergonomics; cause of injury; human error and reliability research; litigation support;

(5) Industrial Design Application

Medical equipment; seat design and comfort research; furniture classification and selection; workload analysis;

(6) Management and Ergonomics

Human resource management; work procedures; human-machine rules and practices; manual operation load

(7) Office ergonomics and design; medical ergonomics

Office and office equipment design; psychophysiology; behavioral standards; three-dimensional human model

(8) System analysis; product design and customers; military systems;

Organizational psychology; product reliability and safety; clothing ergonomics; three-dimensional human body model; military ergonomics; automatic speech recognition;

(9) Ergonomic strategy; social technology system; violence assessment and motivation;

(10) Usability evaluation and testing; usability audit; usability evaluation; usability training; test and verification; simulation and test; simulation research; simulation and prototype;