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Human Factors and Ergonomics (SIT22008)

2-1. Physical Ergonomics I: Biomechanics

The first series of video lectures is introducing ‘biomechanics’, which is an academic domain studying on the human movement. In this topic, you will get knowledge of (1) how people move, (2) how to capture the human motion/movement, and (3) how to apply the motion/muscle data in the design of a product, service, or contents.

Keywords: #biomechanics, #musculoskeletal system, #motion capture, #human motion, #human movement, #EMG, #bionics, #exoskeleton, #occupational biomechanics, #sports science

[Video Lectures]

A. Human Musculoskeletal System

• 10 human body systems

• Musculoskeletal system

• other useful videos/materials
  • How our muscles work (TED Ed)
  • Introduction to Muscles (Part I) by CrashCourse
  • Introduction to Muscles (Part II) by CrashCourse

B. Biomechanics

• How people move? (by USC Dornsife Biomechanics Lab)

• Introduction to biomechanics & biomechanics engineer

• Basketball example

• Motion capture in sports science (Nebraska Athletic Performance Lab)

• Motion capture: underwater swimming motion

• Motion capture in film

• Motion capture & estimation of muscle activities

• How EMG works

• Biomechanics and robotics for prothetics

• New bionics let us run, climb and dance (TED by Hugh Herr)

• (optional) Cybathlon, various applicatins of bionic technologies

• Sports science: pushing the limits of human performance

• Sports science: human movement science at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

• Sports science: exercise science and human movement at Victoria University

• other useful videos/materials
  • Brain controls muscle (TED by Greg Gage)
  • Biomechanics and robotics for prothetics II
  • Noraxon Mini DTS - EMG measurement device that our department owns
  • Real Basketball in Virtual Reality
  • OptiTrack Motive tutorials - Motion capture system that our department owns

Assignments

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• NOTE. The assignment topic might be changed during the semester but not updated in this site. Please always check LMS.handong.edu.

List of Video Lectures

• 1. Introduction to HF/E
• 2-1. Physical Ergonomics I: Biomechanics
• 2-2. Physical Ergonomics II: Anthropometry, ergonomics at workplace, virtual ergonomics
• 3-1. Cognitive Ergonomics I: Information Processing Model
• 3-2. Cognitive Ergonomics II: Human error, cognitive training, and fight or flight response
• 4-1. Emotional Ergonomics I: Emotional Engineering, Measurement of Human Emotion
• 4-2. Emotional Ergonomics II: Emotional Design
• 5-1. Usability I: Design with Users & Usability Evaluation
• 5-2. Usability II: User-Centered Design Principles