Human Factors

Catalog description

Analysis of Human anatomy versus function. Recognition, investigation, exploitation of static/dynamic human movements. Relationships of products, systems and environments to the human scale. Ergonomics and motions that relate to the performance of tasks. Students will develop apparatus to provide significant quantitative data. Variety of advanced studies on dynamic interaction of the body and the environment, products, and systems. Study of the relationship of age, sex, and disabilities to human movements. Creative research projects and the development of mechanical/electric test prototypes to collect quantitative data.