Engineering Physiology: Bases of Human Factors Engineering/ Ergonomics

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How big are people nowadays? How far can we reach? How strongly can we push our pull? How does our body develop muscle strength? What are our work capabilities? How can we measure and judge them? How can we design equipment and tasks to make work easy and effective? These and other information are available at the 4th edition of 'Engineering Physiology'. The text discusses, in practical terms, effects of environmental conditions and how shift work arrangements during day, evening, and night affect task performance. The 4th edition of 'Engineering Physiology' does not require extensive background knowledge from the reader, just interest - and it is interesting to read!

Author(s): Karl H. E. Kroemer, Hiltrud J. Kroemer, Katrin E. Kroemer-Elbert (auth.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2010

Language: English
Pages: 338
Tags: Biomedical Engineering; Human Physiology; Structural Mechanics

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Skeletal Structures....Pages 1-26
Muscles....Pages 27-74
Neuromuscular Control....Pages 75-96
Anthromechanics....Pages 97-124
Respiration....Pages 125-131
Circulation....Pages 133-149
Metabolism....Pages 151-171
Exercise and Work....Pages 173-198
Thermal Environment....Pages 199-232
Body Rhythms and Work Schedules....Pages 233-263
Engineering Anthropometry....Pages 265-330
Back Matter....Pages 331-338