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Ergonomic Data for the Design of Body Support

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Ergonomic Data for Equipment Design

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In the preceding papers on console design it has been shown that optimal conditions for the operator depend upon certain dimensions of the consoles and on seat characteristics. Only by taking into consideration both aspects, i.e. shape and dimensions of consoles, work tables, etc., and shape dimensions of body support for the seated operator, will it be possible to optimize the whole work system. It is furthermore necessary, under certain circumstances, to guard against vibration and acceleration forces which are likely to be transmitted from the environment or the technical system through the body support used by an operator.

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  1. Institut für Ergonomie, Technische Universität München, München, Germany

    Heinz Schmidtke

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  1. Institute of Ergonomics, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Federal Republic of Germany

    Heinz Schmidtke

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Schmidtke, H. (1984). Ergonomic Data for the Design of Body Support. In: Schmidtke, H. (eds) Ergonomic Data for Equipment Design. NATO Conference Series, vol 25. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4904-4_10

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