Human reach envelope and zone differentiation for ergonomic design

Human Factors and Ergonomics In Manufacturing

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-34

  Yang, Jingzhou ^a   Abdel Malek, Karim ^b  

^a Texas Tech University   (United States)

^b University of Iowa   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SEGMENT; DISCOMFORT LEVEL; ERGONOMIC DESIGN; HUMAN-CENTRIC; LAYOUT DESIGNS; RANGE OF MOTIONS; REACH ENVELOPE; SOLID ZONES; SURFACE ZONES; THREE DIMENSIONAL SPACE;

AIRCRAFT; AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT;

DESIGN;

EID: 67449090463     PISSN: 10908471     EISSN: 15206564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hfm.20135     Document Type: Article

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