Use Case | User Interface (UI)

Selected Citations

• Kinali, G., Kara, S., & Yıldırım, M. S. (2016). Electromyographic analysis of an ergonomic risk factor: overhead work (jst.go.jp). Journal of physical therapy science, 28(6), 1924-1927. Repetitive upper extremity exercises result in overuse injuries. However, it is challenging to identify the specific causative movements. This study evaluated the effects of different shoulder positions on grip and electrophysiological activity of upper extremity muscles. BIOPAC Product: MP 150
• Tony, B. J. A., Alphin, M. S., & Krishnan, G. S. (2020). Analysis of upper body ergonomic parameters on commuter motorbike users – ScienceDirect. Journal of Transport & Health, 16, 100828. Motorcycle is one of the major modes of personnel transport in developing countries. The motorcycle are often used in commuting, dense traffic, poor conditioned roads and thus the repetitive loading on the musculoskeletal system of the rider leads to risk factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders. BIOPAC Product: MP 150
• Tang, Z., Jin, X., Wu, Y., Ma, J., Xia, D., Dong, Y., & Yang, C. (2021). Ergonomic evaluation of the effects of forearm conditions and body postures on trapezius muscle activity during smartphone texting – ScienceDirect. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 82, 103085. Neck-shoulder and upper back musculoskeletal symptoms in smartphone users have gained increasing attention. We evaluated trapezius muscle activity and fatigue using an objective method (surface electromyography, sEMG), and discomfort using a subjective method (questionnaire), in smartphone users during the performance of different text-entry tasks. BIOPAC Product: BN-EMG2-T
• Duraj, V., & Fathallah, F. (2020, December). Ergonomic Evaluation of Orchard Ladders with Shorter Rung Spacing – Victor Duraj, Fadi Fathallah, 2020 (sagepub.com). In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 64, No. 1, pp. 915-918). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications. Falls from ladders continue to be a concern in orchard work. Standard ladder design per the American National Standards Institute utilizes 30.5 cm (12-inch) rung spacing, which is the distance between steps along the rails. BIOPAC Product: MP 150
• Shimomura, Y., Shirakawa, H., Sekine, M., Katsuura, T., & Igarashi, T. (2015). Ergonomic design and evaluation of new surgical scissors: Ergonomics: Vol 58, No 11 (tandfonline.com). Ergonomics, 58(11), 1878-1884.  the purpose of this study is to design a new surgical scissors handle and determine its effectiveness with various usability indices. A new scissors handle was designed that retains the professional grip but has the shapes of the eye rings modified to fit the thumb and ring finger and finger rests for the index and little finger. BIOPAC Product: MP 150
• Wang, W., Joines, S., & Vance, S. (2011, September). Ergonomics and the Built Environment: Recommendations for Wall Outlet Height – Wenjiao Wang, Sharon Joines, Sean Vance, 2011 (sagepub.com). In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 55, No. 1, pp. 599-603). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications. In United States, maids and housekeeping cleaners had an incidence rate of 64.4 for total exertions, 28.8 for lifting over exertions, 7.5 for repetative motion injuries in 2008. This paper addresses the intersection of ergonomics and the built environment by exploring one aspect of the built environment (wall outlet height) on the user (occupant or employee). BIOPAC Product: MP 150
• Dhara, P. C., De, S., Sengupta, P., Maity, P., & Pal, A. (2015). An ergonomic approach for designing indian traditional vegetable cutter – IOS Press. Work, 50(2), 177-186. In India varieties of hand tools have been used to cut the vegetables. Traditional vegetable cutter is a commonly used hand tool which has been used for years in the kitchen. The tool may have some design related problems. The present study was undertaken to reduce those problems. BIOPAC Product: Biopac Student Lab
• Ishihara, S., Nagamachi, M., & Ishihara, K. (2014, June). ShigekazuIshihara_KanseiErgonomics_KEER2014 (liu.se). Electronic Product Development with Kansei Engineering/Kansei Ergonomics. In KEER2014. Proceedings of the 5th Kanesi Engineering and Emotion Research; International Conference; Linköping; Sweden; June 11-13 (No. 100, pp. 1385-1395). Linköping University Electronic Press.  Successful products cannot be made with only ergonomic considerations, and Kansei engineering provides eloquent answers to the problems that arise. BIOPAC Product: MP 30
• Sun, C. Y., Wang, S. Y., & Wang, B. C. (2014). Ergonomic Design and Evaluation of Laparoscopic Instrument Handle Based on Anthropometry | Scientific.Net. In Advanced Materials Research (Vol. 950, pp. 109-113). Trans Tech Publications Ltd. The laparoscopic instruments cause pain, numbness and damages to surgeons during the operation due to poor ergonomic design. Anthropometry is one of the most important factors in ergonomic design. BIOPAC Product: EMG100C, TSD130A
• Nguyen, P. (2015). NTNU Open: A Study of One-handed Interaction of Large Smartphones: GUI Changes for Better Ergonomics (Master’s thesis). People tend to use their smartphones one-handed, which is unergonomic for the human musculoskeletal system. Stretching the thumb to reach certain touch keys is uncomfortable. Especially now that smartphones have large screens, normally ranging from 4.5” and above. BIOPAC Product: MP 150