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| KunwarR | Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology B.E. - Automobile Engineering SBMA4009 Human Factors in Engineering and Design Syllabus Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology B.E. - Automobile Engineering SBMA4009 Human Factors in Engineering and Design Syllabus SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SBMA4009 HUMAN FACTORS IN ENGINEERING AND DESIGN L T P Credits Total Marks 3 0 0 3 100 UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION 9 Hrs. Introduction to human factors engineering - relevance of ergonomics. Process of seeing-visual capabilities-factors affecting visual acuity and contrast sensitivity -human factor aspects of hard copy text and computer screen text, factors in selecting graphic representations symbols, qualitative visual displays and representational displays-process of hearing- principles of auditory displays. UNIT 2 MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY 9 Hrs. Muscle physiology-muscle metabolism-respiratory response joint motion study-measure of physiological in-efficiency and energy consumption-work rest cycles-aspects of manual material handling (MMH). Bio-mechanical recommended limits of MMH. UNIT 3 CONTROLS AND COMPABILITY 9 Hrs. Spatial compatibility -physical arrangement of displays and controls- movement capability - rotary controls and rotor displays movement of displays-orientation of the operator and movement relationships-control orders and control responses human limitations in tracking task. UNIT 4 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE 9 Hrs. Illumination, climate, noise, motion, sound, vibration, human system modeling, Human Output And Control, material handling, motor skill, human control of systems, controls and data entry devices, hand tools and devices UNIT 5 ANTHROPOMETRY 9 Hrs. Anthropometry- anthropometric design principles-work space envelope-factors in design of workspace surfaces-principles of seat design-principles of control panel organization. Classification of human errors-dealing with human errors -theories of accident causes - reducing accidents by altering behaviour. Max. 45 Hrs. COURSE OUTCOMES On completion of the course, student will be able to CO1 - Identify the problems in posture and work efficiency CO2 - Classify the workspace and related systems CO3 - Apply signal processing techniques for analysis and feature extraction. CO4 - Analyze the anthropometric concepts to human system and environment. CO5 - Suggest practices to avoid errors & accidents in workspace. CO6 - Create instrumentation techniques for development of user friendly systems TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1 Mark S. Sanders & Ernest J. McCormic, Human Factors in Engineering and Design, Mc-Graw Hill international Edition, 2003. 2 Christopher D. Wickens, Introduction to Human Factors Engineering, Prentice Hall; 2nd edition, 2003 3 Terence S. Andre, Aaron W. Schopper, Human Factors Engineering in System Design, British Columbia Teacher,1997. 4 Wesley E. Woodson, Human Factors Design Handbook, McGraw-Hill Professional; 2nd edition, 1992 END SEMESTER EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER PATTERN Max. Marks: 100 Exam Duration: 3 Hrs PART A: 10 Questions of 2 marks each - No choice 20 Marks PART B: 2 Questions from each unit of internal choice; each carrying 16 marks 80 Marks |
