IL4074 Human Factors in Engineering Syllabus:
IL4074 Human Factors in Engineering Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
OBJECTIVES:
Studying the work procedure and understanding the relationships between the workers and working environments.
To study the applications of ergonomic principles and physiology of workers.
To know the concepts of personal protective equipment and its usages.
To create the knowledge in process and equipment design in safety aspects.
UNIT I ERGONOMICS AND ANATOMY
Introduction to ergonomics: The focus of ergonomics, ergonomics and its areas of application in the work system, a brief history of ergonomics, attempts to humanize work, modern ergonomics, future directions for ergonomics Anatomy, Posture and Body Mechanics: Some basic body mechanics, anatomy of the sprine and pelvis related to posture, posture stability and posture adaptation, low back pain, risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace, behavioural aspects of posture, effectiveness and cost effectiveness, research directions
UNIT II HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Individual differences, Factors contributing to personality, Fitting the man to the job, Influence of difference on safety, Method of measuring characteristics, Accident Proneness. Motivation, Complexity of Motivation, Job satisfaction. Management theories of motivation, Job enrichment theory. Frustration and Conflicts, Reaction to frustration, Emotion and Frustration. Attitudes Determination of attitudes, Changing attitudes Learning, Principles of Learning, Forgetting, Motivational requirements.
UNIT III ANTHROPOMETRY AND WORK DESIGN FOR STANDING AND SEATED WORKS
Designing for a population of users, percentile, sources of human variability, anthropometry and its uses in ergonomics, principals of applied anthropometry in ergonomics, application of anthropometry in design, design for everyone, anthropometry and personal space, effectiveness and cost effectiveness Fundamental aspects of standing and sitting, an ergonomics approach to work station design, design for standing workers, design for seated workers, work surface design, visual display units, guidelines for design of static work, effectiveness and cost effectiveness, research directions
UNIT IV MAN – MACHINE SYSTEM AND REPETITIVE WORKS AND MANUAL HANDLING TASK
Applications of human factors engineering, man as a sensor, man as information processor, man as controller – Man vs Machine.
Ergonomics interventions in Repetitive works, handle design, key board design- measures for preventing in work related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs), reduction and controlling, training Anatomy and biomechanics of manual handling, prevention of manual handling injuries in the work place, design of manual handling tasks, carrying, postural stability
UNIT V HUMAN SKILL AND PERFORMANCE AND DISPLAY, CONTROLS AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS
A general information-processing model of the users, cognitive system, problem solving, effectiveness. Principles for the design of visual displays- auditory displays- design of controls- combining displays and controls- virtual (synthetic) environments, research issues.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
Students can have the knowledge in work procedure and applications in hazardous workplaces.
Students can design their own safety devices and equipment to reduce the accidents possibilities.
Students will be able to incorporate human factors in design of Personal protective equipment.
They know the risk factors, guide lines for safe design of man machine systems considering human factors.
REFERENCES
1. Ergonomic design for organizational effectiveness, Michael O’Neill 1st Edition 1998.
2. Human factors in engineering and design, MARK S.SANDERS 1992.
3. Introduction to Ergonomics, R.S. Bridger, Taylor and Francis 3rd Edition 2008.
4. The Ergonomics manual, Dan Mc Leod, Philip Jacobs and Nancy Larson