How to Use Anthropometric Data - 2
How to Use Anthropometric Data - 2
- Techniques of Design
- Design for extremes
- A standard is to design to fit 5th to 95th percentiles of the population
- The chair is a common example.
- Make the design adjustable
- Ideally this is optimal, especially if adjustment only needs to be done once.
- If the adjustment is hard or must be done frequently, the user may not do them.
- Airline pilots are require to do this for cockpit.
- The techniques can be combined
- Always test the design