Ergodesign Methodology for Product Design: A Human-Centered Approach

This book provides methodology presents a detailed method that will enable the reader to develop user-centered product designs, considering their needs, skills, and limitations.

The purpose of this book is to produce an ergonomic design method in which the "user's voice" can be translated into product requirements in a way that designers and manufacturers can use. It discusses important topics including ergonomics and product design, design specifications, project evaluation, modeling and prototyping, product safety, human error, affective engineering, models of usability, methods for research and evaluation of usability, methods for evaluation of user-experience, preliminary strategic planning, investigating the usability of the proposed methodology, and detailing design.

This book offers a user-centered design methodology that allows the reader to carry out analysis and design projects for both products aimed at the disabled user population and those that serve the general population. It will be a valuable text for graduate students, and professionals in the fields of ergonomics, human factors, industrial engineering, and manufacturing engineering. It will an ideal reference text for graduate students, and professionals in the fields of ergonomics, human factors, industrial, and manufacturing engineering.