Human Factors and Ergonomics in Consumer Product Design : Methods and Techniques.

Contents Preface..............................................................................................................................................ix Acknowledgments.............................................................................................................................xi Editors............................................................................................................................................ xiii Contributors.....................................................................................................................................xv Section I Methods for Consumer Products Design Chapter 1 Techniques to Translate Design Research into Useful, Usable, and Desirable Products........................................................................................................................3 Elizabeth Mauer and Corinna Proctor Chapter 2 Manufacturing Attractive Products Logically by Using Human Design Technology: A Case of Japanese Methodology.......................................................... 21 Toshiki Yamaoka Chapter 3 Persona: A Method to Produce Representations Focused on Consumers’ Needs............37 Eric Brangier and Corinne Bornet Chapter 4 Model-Based Framework for Influencing Consumer Products Conceptual Designs.............................................................................................. 63 Serge N. Sala-Diakanda and Marcelo M. Soares Chapter 5 Smarter Products User-Centered Systems Engineering..............................................83 Tareq Ahram, Waldemar Karwowski, and Marcelo M. Soares Section II Design Process Chapter 6 Supply and Demand: Perspectives on Mental Workload with Consumer Products............................................................................................................... 97 Mark S. Young and Neville A. Stanton Chapter 7 Intelligence, Creativity, and Decisions in Product Design........................................ 109 Raymy Kate O’Flynn and Thomas Waldmann Chapter 8 Role of Standards in Design...................................................................................... 119 Magdalen Galley-Taylor, Anne Ferguson, and Gordon Hayward viii Contents © 2011 by Taylor and Francis Group, LLC Chapter 9 Addressing Human Factors and Ergonomics in Design Process, Product Life Cycle, and Innovation: Trends in Consumer Product Design............................ 133 Gabriel García Acosta, Karen Lange Morales, David Ernesto Puentes Lagos, and Manuel Ricardo Ruiz Ortiz Chapter 10 Integration of Ergonomics in the Design Process: Conceptual, Methodological, and Practical Foundations......................................................................................... 155 Luz Mercedes Sáenz Zapata Chapter 11 Design, Usability, and Maintainability of Consumer Products................................ 177 Lawrence J. H. Schulze Chapter 12 Assembly Complexity and the Design of Self-Assembly Products.......................... 187 Miles Richardson Chapter 13 Proposed Framework for Integrating Environmental Issues in Ergonomics to Product Development........................................................................ 201 Alma Maria Jennifer A. Gutierrez and Rosemary R. Seva Chapter 14 Cultural Ergonomics Issues in Consumer Product Design....................................... 211 Tonya L. Smith-Jackson, Hardianto Iridiastadi, and Chang Geun Oh Chapter 15 Affective Design and Consumer Response...............................................................223 Rosemary R. Seva and Martin G. Helander Chapter 16 Universal Design: Empathy and Affinity.................................................................. 233 George Edward Torrens Chapter 17 Integration of Elderly Users into Product Development Processes: Senior Research Groups as Organizational and Methodical Approach...............................249 Sebastian Glende and Wolfgang Friesdorf Chapter 18 IEA EQUID Template for Cooperation between Product Designers and Ergonomists............................................................................................................... 261 Michel Nael Section III Digital Design Chapter 19 Behavior Video: A Methodology and Tool to Measure Human Behavior; Examples in Product Evaluation............................................................................... 275 Francisco Rebelo, Ernesto Filgueiras, and Marcelo M. Soares Contents ix © 2011 by Taylor and Francis Group, LLC Chapter 20 Digital Human Modeling in the User-Centered Design Process..............................293 Stephen J. Summerskill and Russell Marshall Chapter 21 Digital Human Modeling in Product Evaluation...................................................... 325 Maria Lucia Leite Ribeiro Okimoto Chapter 22 Three-Dimensional Foot Imaging: Axial Alignment Theory in Footwear Design, Fit, and Function.......................................................................................... 333 Anette Leonor Telmo Thompson, Bernhard Zipfel, and Saramarie Eagleton Chapter 23 Science of Footwear Design......................................................................................365 Ravindra S. Goonetilleke, Channa P. Witana, and Shuping Xiong Chapter 24 Virtual Reality in Consumer Product Design: Methods and Applications............... 381 Francisco Rebelo, Emília Duarte, Paulo Noriega, and Marcelo M. Soares Section IV User-Centered Design of Consumer Products Chapter 25 Product Design: User-Centered versus a Task-Based Approach...............................405 Martin Groen and Jan Noyes Chapter 26 Needs Analysis: Or, How Do You Capture, Represent, and Validate User Requirements in a Formal Manner/Notation before Design..................................... 415 K. Tara Smith Chapter 27 Users’ Interactions with Design Models................................................................... 429 M.J. Rooden and H. Kanis Chapter 28 Eco-Design: The Evolution of Dishwasher Design and the Potential for a More User-Centered Approach........................................................................................... 441 Elies Dekoninck and Edward W. A. Elias Chapter 29 User-Centered Design Method to Attend Users’ Needs during Product Design Process: A Case Study in a Public Hospital in Brazil............................................... 455