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Ipaki, Bahram (author), Saadat-Ramz, Zahra (author), Molenbroek, J.F.M. (author), Ali Faregh, Seyed (author)Nowadays, there are complications in the environments where the crutch is being used, which cause discomfort for users throughout the use and therapy period. There are many flaws in cities’ infrastructure. Using a simple search on the internet, it can be claimed that standard crutches have an array of design faults and ergonomic problems, and...journal article 2023
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Albin, Tom (author), Molenbroek, J.F.M. (author)Feature at a Glance: Welcome to the special issue on anthropometry! This discussion will cover a range of differently sized topics to fit your interests. De Bruin and Castelluci discuss the problems of designing school furniture that fits students, noting that “Regarding School furniture dimensions, students are usually exposed to furniture...contribution to periodical 2023
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Pascoletti, G. (author), Huysmans, T. (author), Molenbroek, J.F.M. (author), Zanetti, E. M. (author)Human computer models represent a useful tool for investigating the human body response to external static/dynamic loads or for human-centred design. Articulated Total Body (ATB) models are the simplest human multibody models, where body segments are represented by ellipsoids joined at skeletal articulations. Over the years, regression models...journal article 2023
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Ipaki, Bahram (author), Molenbroek, J.F.M. (author), Merrikhpour, Zahra (author), Faregh, Seyed Ali (author)BACKGROUND: The Quick Exposure Check (QEC) assesses four major body parts and engages users in assessing some physical interactions relevant to design in task analysis. OBJECTIVE: In this paper, we investigated the application of QEC as the ergonomic intervention to detect pre-production ergonomic design faults in the apple sorting machine by...journal article 2023
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Rodríguez, Ariel Antonio (author), Escanilla, David Eduardo (author), Caroca, Luis Alberto (author), Albornoz, Christian Eduardo (author), Marshall, Paulina Andrea (author), Molenbroek, J.F.M. (author), Lee, Wonsup (author), Viviani, Carlos (author), Castellucci, Héctor Ignacio (author)BACKGROUND: An appropriate match between a product and its end-users requires anthropometric data, which show variations among different countries. Proper Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) fit is key for safety and comfort. Chile had no head and facial anthropometric data available in order to design face/head PPE. OBJECTIVE: To describe...journal article 2022
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Rostamzadeh, Sajjad (author), Saremi, Mahnaz (author), Abouhossein, Alireza (author), Vosoughi, Shahram (author), Molenbroek, J.F.M. (author)Background: Grip strength is an essential component of physical fitness. The objective of this study was to develop normative handgrip strength data for Iranian healthy boys and girls comparing their handgrip strength with international reference values. Methods: Handgrip strength was measured in 2637 healthy children/adolescents (1391 boys...journal article 2021
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Castellucci, Héctor Ignacio (author), Viviani, Carlos (author), Arezes, Pedro (author), Molenbroek, J.F.M. (author), Martínez, Marta (author), Aparici, Verónica (author)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...journal article 2021
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Castellucci, H. I. (author), Viviani, C. A. (author), Molenbroek, J.F.M. (author), Arezes, P. M. (author), Martínez, M. (author), Aparici, V. (author), Bragança, S. (author), Bravo, G. (author)BACKGROUND: Anthropometrics is very important when ensuring a physical match between end users and product or workstations. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study are twofold, to provide anthropometric data for the design of products and to examine the secular changes in the adult Chilean workers in a period of more than 20 years. METHODS:...journal article 2021
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Dekker, M.C. (author), van Egmond, R. (author), Molenbroek, J.F.M. (author), Vink, P. (author)BACKGROUND: Former studies on work-related upper limb disorders (WRULD) within university education report substantial prevalence rates. In this study, developments in WRULD amongst students in the period 2004-2014 were investigated. Our findings can be a benchmark for future studies, in particular when there are major societal changes as in...journal article 2021
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Goto, L. (author), Lee, Wonsup (author), Huysmans, T. (author), Molenbroek, J.F.M. (author), Goossens, R.H.M. (author)The use of 3D anthropometric data of children’s heads and faces has great potential in the development of protective gear and medical products that need to provide a close fit in order to function well. Given the lack of detailed data of this kind, the aim of this study is to map the size and shape variation of Dutch children’s heads and...journal article 2021
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Huysmans, T. (author), Goto, L. (author), Molenbroek, J.F.M. (author), Goossens, R.H.M. (author)Designing products that closely interact with the human body can be quite challenging. Think for example about wearables like helmets, (Virtual Reality-) goggles, masks, garments, sports braces, or shoes. We are all unique individuals and this requires designers to carefully consider the great variety of human body shapes and come up with smart...journal article 2020
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Lee, W. (author), Kim, Jin-Gyun (author), Molenbroek, J.F.M. (author), Goossens, R.H.M. (author), You, Heecheon (author)A 3D head and face scan data can be usefully applied in the ergonomic design of a wearable product such as an oxygen mask or a virtual reality (VR) headset to support the safety as well as comfort for a certain amount of a target population. This study is aimed to develop analysis and design methods of an ergonomic facial wearable products (e.g....conference paper 2020
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Castellucci, Héctor (author), Viviani, Carlos (author), Arezes, Pedro (author), Molenbroek, J.F.M. (author), Martínez, Marta (author), Aparici, Verónica (author), Dianat, I. (author)Anthropometry has been used extensively for designing safe and sustainable products and workplaces. However, it is common that designers need straightforward guidelines and dimensions, which they often lack, for specific design situations. Anthropometric data are usually presented in tables that summarize percentile values, separated by...journal article 2020
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Rodríguez, Ariel Antonio (author), Escanilla, David Eduardo (author), Caroca, Luis Alberto (author), Albornoz, Christian Eduardo (author), Marshall, Paulina Andrea (author), Molenbroek, J.F.M. (author), Castellucci, Héctor Ignacio (author)The facial fit of respirators is crucial for determining how effectively respirators may protect users from exposure to airborne contaminants, when their use is required in the workplace. In the Chilean market, all the respirators available have been designed and manufactured using foreign regulations. The aim of this research was to...journal article 2020
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Staal, Timon (author), Huysmans, T. (author), Molenbroek, J.F.M. (author)The purpose of this study is to investigate a new approach in creating sizing systems of wetsuits for the surfing industry. A good sizing system focusses on the balance between fit, comfort and functionality. The research provided a theoretical framework that assesses the natural body shape variations within a given user population. The focus is...conference paper 2019
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A Comparison Between Representative 3D Faces Based on Bi- and Multi-variate and Shape Based AnalysisGoto, L. (author), Huysmans, T. (author), Lee, W. (author), Molenbroek, J.F.M. (author), Goossens, R.H.M. (author)In Ergonomic product design, designers need to translate anthropometric data of the target population into product dimensions or sizing systems. Currently, sizing systems are often based on traditional anthropometric data and generally use the variation of one or two key body dimensions directly related to the product. For products that need to...conference paper 2019
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Wang, G. (author), Albayrak, A. (author), Molenbroek, J.F.M. (author), van der Cammen, T.J.M. (author)Non-pharmacological interventions have been applied to manage Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD). However, these interventions have not been assessed from an ergonomics perspective. Ergonomics has investigated the age-related capability changes in terms of sensory, cognition and movement aspects. This study aims to...conference paper 2019
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van Eijk, D.J. (author), Molenbroek, J.F.M. (author), Henze, L.A.R. (author), Niermeijer, G. (author)The study investigated the extent to which electronic voting is accessible to Dutch voters, especially the visually impaired, those with low literacy, and the elderly. Together with the different user groups, a series of electronic interfaces were developed and simulations of a vote-printer were built to run tests on large numbers of...conference paper 2019
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Molenbroek, J.F.M. (author), de Bruin, R. (author), Albin, T.J. (author)Obesity is a growing issue in western societies with consequences for the field of human centered design. Most anthropometric data sources assume the data follow the Gaussian distribution, with population data symmetrically distributed above and below the mean value. This assumption is often true in length measurements like body heights, but...conference paper 2019