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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Castellucci, H.I. (author), Viviani, C. (author), Molenbroek, J.F.M. (author), Arezes, P.M. (author), Martínez, M. (author), Aparici, V. (author), Bragança, S. (author)The aim of this study was to update the Chilean male workers’ anthropometric database to be used for design purposes and to examine the secular changes observed in a group of anthropometric variables for Chilean male workers. Data collection involved a sample of 2,346 male workers with ages ranging from 18 to 65+, assigned to the Mutual de...conference paper 2019
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Castellucci, Héctor (author), Viviani, Carlos (author), Boccardo, Giorgio (author), Arezes, Pedro (author), Bartsch, Ángelo (author), Martínez, Marta (author), Aparici, Verónica (author), Molenbroek, J.F.M. (author), Bragança, Sara (author)Chile has experienced significant improvements in its economy; thus, a secular trend in height has been observed in its population. Gender equality has also improved hand in hand with active policies addressing the gender gap in several dimensions (work, education, health) and overall economic improvement. This study examined changes in...journal article 2019
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Jellema, A.H. (author), Galloin, Evan (author), Massé, Benoît (author), Ruiter, I.A. (author), Molenbroek, J.F.M. (author), Huysmans, T. (author)The Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering of the Delft University of Technology offers a bachelor’s degree education programme and three master’s programmes. Our students are lectured in ergonomics and learn to design and conduct research in ergonomics. In this paper we describe the development of methods to realise ergonomic fit mapping...conference paper 2019
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Veitch, D.E. (author), Bochner, Melissa (author), Molenbroek, J.F.M. (author), Goossens, R.H.M. (author), Owen, Harry (author)Introduction There is still a need for competent breast lump detection palpation skills, especially in developing countries. Our goal is to design, develop, and establish a test to determine whether students can, by touch alone, identify and discriminate between a range of different simulated lesions at different adiposity levels. Methods...journal article 2019