Print Email Facebook Twitter Application of mismatch equations in dynamic seating designs Title Application of mismatch equations in dynamic seating designs Author Castellucci, Héctor Ignacio (Universidad de Valparaíso) Viviani, Carlos (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso) Arezes, Pedro (University of Minho) Molenbroek, J.F.M. (TU Delft Applied Ergonomics and Design) Martínez, Marta (Mutual de Seguridad de la Camara Chilena de la Construcción) Aparici, Verónica (Universidad de Viña Del Mar) Date 2021 Abstract Anthropometry is critical for product and workplace design. Highly prevalent, office work is associated with sedentarism and physical discomfort due to prolonged sitting. Dynamic seating (alternating across sitting, perching, and standing) has been suggested as an alternative to overcome those problems. The current study tested a large sample of anthropometric data for mismatch levels against national and international office furniture standards using dynamic seating as a framework with traditional and perching mismatch equations, applied to three recommended dynamic seating components. Dimensions present in the standards used did not match the majority of the sample. For sitting, seat width and depth individually presented the lowest levels of match, as well as under cumulative fit of all office furniture dimensions. However, these were alleviated when incorporating adjustability. Perching was shown to be generally impeded given commercially-available chair height options. Limitations in state-of-the-art perching equations are discussed, and two new models are proposed as design alternatives. Further research should focus on testing the criteria presented in this research through discomfort and objective measures. Subject ComfortOfficePerchingPostureSitting To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:44a6da7b-36e8-4865-98c6-030664d588f7 DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2020.103273 Embargo date 2021-03-22 ISSN 0003-6870 Source Applied Ergonomics: human factors in technology and society, 90 Bibliographical note Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository ‘You share, we take care!’ – Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public. Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2021 Héctor Ignacio Castellucci, Carlos Viviani, Pedro Arezes, J.F.M. Molenbroek, Marta Martínez, Verónica Aparici Files PDF 1_s2.0_S0003687020302222_ ... averne.pdf 7.73 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:44a6da7b-36e8-4865-98c6-030664d588f7/datastream/OBJ/view