Performing ergonomics analyses through virtual interactive design: Validity and reliability assessment

Human Factors and Ergonomics In Manufacturing

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 256-268

  Wu, Tinghao ^a   Tian, Renran ^b   Duffy, Vincent G ^b,c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computerized ergonomics analysis; Digital human modeling; Virtual interactive design

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL HUMAN MODELING; DIGITAL HUMANS; ERGONOMICS ANALYSIS; HUMAN MACHINE INTERACTION; INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENT; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; INTEGRATION LEVELS; INTERACTIVE DESIGN; MOTION CAPTURE SYSTEM; POTENTIAL ERRORS; RELIABILITY ASSESSMENTS; SYSTEM STRUCTURES; TASK SIMULATION; WORK PROCESS;

DESIGN; ERGONOMICS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 84860662746     PISSN: 10908471     EISSN: 15206564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hfm.20267     Document Type: Article

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