IM61003: Human Factors Engineering
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| Course name | Human Factors Engineering | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Offered by | Industrial & Systems Engineering | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credits | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L-T-P | 3-1-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Semester | Spring | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Syllabus
Syllabus mentioned in ERP
Introduction to Simple and Complex Worksystems and Relevance of Human Factors or Ergonomics; History and Recent Trend in Human Factors; Anatomy, Posture, and Body Mechanics; Anthropometric Principles in Worksystem Design; Design of Manual Handling Tasks and Hand Tools; Workload, Work Capacity and Fitness for Work; Measuring Work by Physiological Methods; Choice of Work Posture; Fatigue Measurement and Evaluation; Physical Work and Heat Stress, Noise Exposure and Hearing Loss, Design of Thermal, Auditory, and Lighting in Physical Environment; Industrial Product Design; Illumination at Work; Whole Body Vibration; Design of VDT Work Station. Textbooks •Human Factors in Engineering and Design, Sanders, M. S. and McCormick, E. J., McGraw-Hill, Sixth Edition. •Introduction to Ergonomics, Bridger, R. S., McGraw-Hill, 1995. •A Guide to the Ergonomics of Manufacturing, Halender, M., East-West Press (Taylor and Francis), 1996.
Concepts taught in class
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Time Table
| Day | 8:00-8:55 am | 9:00-9:55 am | 10:00-10:55 am | 11:00-11:55 am | 12:00-12:55 pm | 2:00-2:55 pm | 3:00-3:55 pm | 4:00-4:55 pm | 5:00-5:55 pm | |
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| Thursday | ISE-E1 | ISE-E1 | ||||||||
| Friday | ISE-E1 | ISE-E1 |