• DocumentCode
    2078713
  • Title

    Body and office chairs---the science of sitting

  • Author

    Qiu, Haitao ; Wu, Yan

  • Author_Institution
    Zhejiang Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Hangzhou, China
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    22-25 Nov. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1281
  • Lastpage
    1284
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CAIDCD.2008.4730799
  • Filename
    4730799
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2078713