Engineering physiology: bases of human factors engineering/ ergonomics

This book discusses the architecture, functioning, and biomechanics of the human body, its bones, joints, muscles, tendons, and ligaments. The book explains energy extraction from food and drink, what efforts the body is capable of, and how our efforts depend on the coordination among the respiratory, circulatory, and metabolic systems. This text shows how the body monitors itself, how it reacts to work loads and the environment such as heat or cold, humidity andwind. The book also explains how to measure a person’s ability to work at high efficiency: by observation of breathing rate, heart beat frequency, oxygen consumption, and by careful evaluation of subjective judgements.The text discusses, in practical terms, effects of environmental conditions and how shift work arrangements during day, evening, and night affect task performance. - It treats the topic of the human body functioning under work conditions. - The textis up-to-date, solid and avoids jargon: Easy to read, easy to use - Established book; already in its 4th edition " INDICE: Vignette Skeleton.- Vignette Muscle Adapted from Asimov 1963.- Vignette brain.- Vignette stickman.- Vignette Lungs Adapted from Asimov 1963.- Vignette Circulation Adapted from Asimov 1963.- Vignette Metabolism.- Vignette Two runners.- Vignette cold air fan.- Vignette face lit dark.- Vignette Anthropometry sample.

• ISBN: 978-3-642-12882-0
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 350
• Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés