Title :
Body and office chairs---the science of sitting
Author :
Qiu, Haitao ; Wu, Yan
Author_Institution :
Zhejiang Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Hangzhou, China
Abstract :
Man¿s body is not straight, which is determined by biomorph. Therefore, a ¿competent¿ office chair must be consistent with the shape of human body, and their characteristics of movement, etc. From the perspective of ergonomics, this thesis aims to talk about some characteristics that an excellent office chair should have.
Keywords :
biomechanics; design; ergonomics; furniture; seats; ergonomics; office chair design; pressure distribution; Back; Elbow; Ergonomics; Hip; Humans; Kinematics; Leg; Productivity; Skin; Stress; chair design; ergonomics; pressure distribution;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Aided Industrial Design and Conceptual Design, 2008. CAID/CD 2008. 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kunming
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3290-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3291-2
DOI :
10.1109/CAIDCD.2008.4730799
