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Discover LudwigThe word "ergonomics" is a real and usable word in written English
It can be used to describe the practice of designing surroundings and activities to make them comfortable and suitable for humans. For example, "The company made sure their office was designed in accordance with the principles of ergonomics."
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ergonomics
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The science of the design of equipment, especially so as to reduce operator fatigue, discomfort and injury.
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Machine-learning, cognitive ergonomics, smartwatch apps … but Evernote still has to make money.
I have this new phrase that I'm starting to think about: cognitive ergonomics," he says.
Many of these devices, while more portable, have very poor ergonomics compared with the dull and boring old PC – and they were designed that way for a reason.
At Toyota's plant in Kentucky, gains came from ergonomics, fitting the machine to the man.
Herman Miller, an ergonomics pioneer, offers a new chair called the Mirra 2 with a "butterfly back".
The test of posture had nothing to do with ergonomics.
The company spends "a lot of time" on the ergonomics of its factories, making jobs there less tiring, which enables older workers to stay at them for longer.Likewise, for more than a decade, Toyota, arguably the world's most advanced manufacturer, has adapted its workstations to older workers.
Despite minor differences in emphasis, the terms human-factors engineering and ergonomics may be considered synonymous.
University programs conduct research in areas such as plant stress, forensics, pragmaticism, wine marketing, leather, cotton, textiles, arid and semiarid land, ergonomics, industrial automation, hazardous waste, and addiction.
With the universal design movement, which seeks to design products that work well for people across the spectrum of ability, AADLs are being constantly redesigned and updated to increase their ease of use, efficiency, and ergonomics in response to the growing disability and aging consumer markets.
It encouraged the development of human-factors engineering and ergonomics, disciplines that attempt to design "user-friendly" equipment.
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