| Document ID (ISN) | 77290 |
| CIS number |
01-1546 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0169-8141 - International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics |
| Year |
2000 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Park M.Y., Kim J.Y., Shin J.H. |
| Title |
Ergonomic design and evaluation of a new VDT workstation chair with keyboard-mouse support |
| Bibliographic information |
Nov. 2000, Vol.26, No.5, p.537-548. Illus. 19 ref. |
| Abstract |
A new-concept VDT workstation chair with an adjustable keyboard and mouse support was designed, based upon the result of 3-D graphical simulations and the anthropometric specifications of the Korean population. A prototype chair was constructed with a keyboard and mouse support directly attached to the chair body. An experiment was conducted to compare the new workstation chair to a conventional computer chair without a keyboard-mouse support by measuring muscle fatigue and surveying subjective discomfort. Six volunteer subjects participated in six 1-hour word-processing sessions with the two chairs and three different work postures. Results indicate that the new-concept VDT chair generally improved subjective comfort level and reduced fatigue in the finger flexor and extensor, and the low back muscles. Implications of the new design and suggestions for further development are addressed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
sitting posture; visual display terminals; design of equipment; man-computer interfaces; seats |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
computer aided design; subjective assessment; ergonomic evaluation; anthropometry; keyboard operations; Korea, Republic of |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Korea, Republic of |
| Subject(s) |
Ergonomics and work organization
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Office work
Visual display terminals (VDTs)
Work posture
Ergonomics
|
