ISyE 564: Occupational Ergonomics and Biomechanics

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ISYE 564: Occupational Ergonomics and Biomechanics, Fall 2003 (Robert Radwin)

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564 Occupational Ergonomics and Biomechanics. II; 3 cr. Introduces engineers how to design manufacturing and industrial operations in which people play a significant role, so that human capabilities are maximized, physical stress is minimized, and workload is optimized. Examples and topics emphasize industrial applications. P: Ind Engr 349, Grad st or cons inst.

Course Prerequisite(s)

ISyE 349
or graduate standing
or consent of instructor

Prerequisite knowledge and/or skills

Basic human factors concepts
Basic physics (statics)
Basic statistics

Textbook(s) and/or other required material

Ergonomic Design for People at Work (Vol. 2) by the Kodak Ergonomics Group
Applications Manual for the Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation

Course objectives

Teaches engineers the basic concepts and design tools needed to consider the physiological basis of human work in the design of industrial operations, equipment and products that are healthful and safe
Understand how to design workspaces for a diverse work population to accommodate the variability of human dimensions
Learn how to determine when loads and forces encountered in manual tasks exceed human strength limits
Understand how to prevent fatigue and enhance performance by designing tasks that account for human energy requirements
Learn how to design work environments that prevent excessive exposure to noise and vibration
Learn how to design physically demanding work for hot and cold environments
Learn how to establish work schedules that prevent adverse effects of shift work
Learn how to design manual material handling tasks that prevent back injuries
Understand how to analyze workstations and tasks for upper limb disorder risk factors
Learn how to institute a plant ergonomics program to control musculoskeletal injuries
This course emphasizes engineering design tools, CAD software, and analysis methods used in industrial ergonomics and occupational biomechanics. Students complete two open-ended design projects
Students consider ethical aspects of jobs with high risk for health and safety hazards, and how to design work that reduces or eliminates these hazards

Topics covered

Introduction
Design for Human Variability
Engineering Antropometry
Antropometric Design
Muscular Contraction and Movement
Biomechanical Analysis of Work
Human Strength and Design
Human Performance Measurement
Timed Activity Analysis
Multimedia Video Task Analysis
Energy Demands of Work
Work/Rest Cycles and Fatigue
Energy Expenditure Prediction Model
Hot and Cold Stress
Job Design for Hot Environments
Shift Work
NIOSH Lifting Equation
Static Strength Prediction Program
Design of Manual Materials Handling Tasks
Human Vibration
Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Surveillance for WRMSDs
Analysis for Upper Limb Risk Factors
Industrial Hand Tools and Physical Stress
Design for Repetitive Motion Tasks
ASC Z-356 and Ergonomics Programs

Class/laboratory schedule

Two 75-minute lecture periods per week

Contribution of course to meeting the professional component

This course contributes primarily to the students' knowledge of engineering topics, and does provide design experience.

The following statement indicates which of the following considerations are included in this course: economic, environmental, ethical, political, societal, health and safety, manufacturability, sustainability.

Environmental Ethical Issues Health and Safety Manufacturability Life-long Learning

Relationship of course to undergraduate degree program objectives and outcomes

This course primarily serves students in the department. The information below describes how the course contributes to the undergraduate program objectives.

The course helps students design human tasks for minimal stress and maximum performance. It provides them with extensive hands-on experience in the use of engineering design software. This course satisfies requirements for: IE Human Factors Elective, IE Junior Design Elective, or BME Technical Elective

Assessment of student progress toward course objectives

Homework
Two in-class exams
A final examination
Two design projects

Person(s) who prepared this description

Robert G. Radwin

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Date last modified: 28-Dec-2007
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