Topic 1.1: Anthropometrics

Question 1

what are human factors?

Answer 1

Scientific discipline that understands how humans interact with elements of a system

Question 2

What are Ergonomics?

Answer 2

application of human factors

Question 3

what are anthropometrics?

Answer 3

measurement of the human individual. Body measurements, size, length, etc.

Question 4

Statistic and Dynamic data

Answer 4

Statistic: easier to gather, more reliable
Dynamic: harder to gather as people move, more useful

Question 5

Percentile

Answer 5

Where a group of people falls into

Question 6

Primary and Secondary data

Answer 6

Primary: data collected by a user for a specific purpose
Secondary: data collected by someone other than the user

Question 7

Limitations of Primary Data

Answer 7

Limitations: tools used, personnel training, time of the day

Question 8

Range of sizes and adjustability

Answer 8

Range: selection of sizes that caters for most of the market
Adjustability: ability of a product to be changed in size, commonly used to increase the range of percentiles

Question 9

Clearance

Answer 9

physical space between two objects

Question 10

Reach

Answer 10

range the user can stretch an object in a certain position