Design Technology - Topic 1

The ability of a product to change in size, commonly used to increase range of percentiles that a product is appropriate for

The level of vigilance, readiness, or caution of an individual

The aspect of ergonomics that deals with body measurements, particularly those of size, strength, and physical capacity

The research and analysis of the mechanics of living organisms.

The physical space between two objects

How mental processes affect the interactions between users and other components of a system

A person’s sense of physical or psychological ease

Human body measurements taken when the subject is in motion related to range and reach of various body movements

A set of psychological factors that can affect the performance of an individual that comes from the environment that the individual is situated

The application of scientific information concerning the relationship between human beings and the design of products, systems, and environments

A person’s sense of physical or psychological tiredness

Dynamic data measurements while performing a required task

Mistakes made by users, some of which can result in catastrophic consequences for people, property, and the environment, as they are considered key contributors to major accidents

A scientific discipline concerned with understanding how humans interact with elements of a system. Can also be the practice of designing product, systems, or processes to take account of the interaction between them and their users

An automatic system that a person uses to interpret information and react. Comprised of inputs, processes, and outputs

Based on numeric scales in which we know the order and the exact difference between the values

Classification of objects into discrete groups, each of which is identified with a name

Data type that exists on an arbitrary numerical scale where the exact numerical value has no significance other than to rank a set of data points

That proportion of a population with a dimension at or less than a given value

The way in which something is regarded, understood, or interpreted

Human factor data related to physical characteristics used to optimize the user’s safety, health, comfort, and performance

Data collected by a user for a specific purpose

Human factor data relating to psychological interpretations caused by light, smell, sound, taste, temperature, and texture

Typically descriptive data used to find out in depth the way people think or feel

Data that can be measured and recorded using numbers

A selection of sizes a product is made in that caters for the majority of a market

Allows for the comparison of differences between numbers, e.g. 1-10 scale

A range that a person can stretch to touch or grasp an object from a specified position

Data collected by someone other than the user

Human body measurements when the subject is still

Refers to measurements taken while the subject is in a fixed or standard position

Factors that can be considered to maximize performance of a user in a role and reduce the risk of accidents, (management, physical environment, equipment design, nature of the job, social/psychological environment, and the worker.