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Molenbroek, J.F.M. (author), Houtkamp, J.J. (author), Burger, A.K.C. (author)Dit rapport is het verhaal van mijn eerste antropometrisch onderzoek uit de tijd dat senioren nog bejaarden heetten. De vraag kwam van de GDVV Den Haag destijds via de GMD Amsterdam of wij wilden bepalen wat de beenlengte was van de ouderen ivm de aanschaf van nieuw meubilair en het bouwen van nieuwe verzorgingshuizen in Den Haag. Ik vroeg of ik...report 1983
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Lombaers, J.H.M. (author), Molenbroek, J.F.M. (author), Osinga, D.S.C. (author)Dit rapport geeft een overzicht van antropometrische modellen (abstracte weergaven van meetgegevens om de vorm van het menselijke lichaam van populaties of groepen van mensen te beschrijven). De voor en nadelen worden besproken maar ook de relatie en het nut van elk met welke fase van het ontwerpproces zoals dat bij industrieel ontwerpen...report 1986
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Dekker, M.C. (author), Molenbroek, J.F.M. (author)For the interior design of a flight simulator, the ergonomic software MDHMS has been used to test different interior layout issues. The MDHMS program includes an accommodation analysis capability, which generates a digital sample of the specific target group. This report shows the data required for this analysis. Since there are just a few...report 1999
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Keller, A.I. (author), Stappers, P.J. (author)Product designers use imagery for inspiration in their creative design process. To support creativity, designers apply many tools and techniques, which often rely on their ability to be inspired by found and previously made visual material and to experience the atmosphere of the user environment. Computer tools and developments in VR offer...journal article 2001
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Molenbroek, J.F.M. (author), Veenstra, R. (author), Stephan, C.A. (author), Swarte, V.P.P. (author)Dit is de samenvatting van het eindrapport van het verkennend onderzoek naar ' Design for All in werksituaties’. Het onderzoek is uitgevoerd door de Sectie Applied Ergonomics and Design van de Technische Universiteit Delft in samenwerking met Stephan Productergonomie en Swarte-Advies. Het onderzoek betreft een inventarisatie van de toepassing...report 2001
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Dekker, D. (author), Buzink, S.N. (author), Molenbroek, J.F.M. (author), De Bruin, R. (author)Improving the toilet environment holds promises for increasing the quality of life for elderly and disabled persons. This is one of the goals of the Friendly Rest Room (FRR) project. The study described in this article explored the preference and use of supports in the toilet environment during the entire toilet ritual. An adjustable test frame...journal article 2005
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Kuijt-Evers, L.F.M. (author), Bosch, T. (author), Huysmans, M.A. (author), De Looze, M.P. (author), Vink, P. (author)In the current study the relationship between objective measurements and subjective experienced comfort and discomfort in using hand saws was examined. 12 carpenters evaluated five different hand saws. Objective measures of contact pressure (average pressure, pressure area and P-t integral) in static and dynamic conditions, muscle activity (EMG)...journal article 2006
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Hummels, C.C.M. (author), Van der Helm, A.J.C. (author), Hengeveld, B.J. (author), Luxen, R.F. (author), Voort, R. (author), Van Balkom, H. (author), De Moor, J. (author)Very young non- or hardly speaking children with severe disabilities need active guidance to stimulate interaction with their environment in order to develop their communicative and linguistic skills. Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) systems can help this process, provided that they are tuned to this specific user group....journal article 2007
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Vastenburg, M.H. (author), Ross, P.R. (author), Keyson, D.V. (author)The complex control problem of creating home atmospheres using light, music, and projected wall-art can be reduced by focusing on desired expe- rience, rather than product functions and features. A case study is described in which subjective interpreta- tions of living room atmospheres were measured and embedded into a prototype display system....journal article 2007
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Vink, P. (author), Van Eijk, D.J. (author)The use of hand tools can lead to accidents, overexertion injuries and discomfort. So, there is certainly room for better-designed hand tools, especially hand tools that contribute to better performance. In the literature the benefits of a participative product design approach are clearly shown. However, the effect of this approach is hardly...journal article 2007
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Vastenburg, M.H. (author), Keyson, D.V. (author), De Ridder, H. (author)A field study in ten homes was conducted to understand what influences users’ acceptability of notifications in the home environment. The key finding is that perceived message urgency is the primary indicator of acceptability of notifications in the home—if people think a message is urgent, they want the message to be shown immediately,...journal article 2007
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Tabeau, K. (author), Sosinowska, A. (author), Wasch, E. (author)Student research report documenting an explorative research in adapting Contextmapping techniques for mapping user's experiences to child participants. The research topic was exploring children's fears through generative techniques.report 2007
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Schifferstein, H.N.J. (author), Desmet, P.M.A. (author)To determine the roles the sensory modalities play in user-product interactions, one modality was blocked during the execution of eight simple tasks. Participants reported how they experienced the products and how they felt during the experiment. Blocking vision resulted in the largest loss of functional information, increased task difficulty...journal article 2007
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Wauben, L.S.G.L. (author), Goossens, R.H.M. (author), Van Eijk, D.J. (author), Lange, J.F. (author)Background: Iatrogenic bile duct injury remains a current complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. One uniform and standardized protocol, based on the ‘‘critical view of safety’’ concept of Strasberg, should reduce the incidence of this complication. Furthermore, owing to the rapid development of minimally invasive surgery, technicians are...journal article 2008
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Visch, V. (author), Tan, E. (author)This study investigated whether film viewers recognize four basic genres (comic, drama, action and nonfiction) on the basis of genre-typical event cues or of genretypical filmic realization cues of events. Event cues are similar to the narrative content of a film sequence, while filmic realization cues are similar to stylistic surface cues of a...journal article 2008
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Ludden, G.D.S. (author), Schifferstein, H.N.J. (author), Hekkert, P.P.M. (author)Imagine yourself queuing for the cashier’s desk in a supermarket. Naturally, you have picked the wrong line, the one that does not seem to move at all. Soon, you get tired of waiting. Now, how would you feel if the cashier suddenly started to sing? Many of us would be surprised and, regardless of the cashier’s singing abilities, feel amused. The...journal article 2008
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Rozendaal, M.C. (author), Keyson, D.V. (author), De Ridder, H. (author)A recent focus is on creating engaging user experiences with digital products and services such as voicemail. This study aims to design towards increased levels of engagement in voicemail browsing by using the ‘Richness, Control and Engagement’ (RC & E) framework. This framework explains the levels of engagement in terms of the levels of...journal article 2008
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Westebring-Van der Putten, E.P. (author), Van den Dobbelsteen, J.J. (author), Goossens, R.H.M. (author), Jakimowicz, J.J. (author), Dankelman, J. (author)Background- Surgeons may cause tissue damage by incorrect laparoscopic pinch force control. Unpredictable tissue and grasper properties may cause slips or ruptures. This study investigated how different forms of haptic feedback influence the surgeon’s ability to generate a safe laparoscopic grasp while pulling tissues of variable stiffness using...journal article 2008
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Vermeeren, A.P.O.S. (author), Attema, J. (author), Akar, E. (author), De Ridder, H. (author), Van Doorn, A.J. (author), Erburg, Ç. (author), Berkman, A.E. (author), Maguire, M. (author)This study explores issues of consistency and inspectability in usability test data analysis processes and reports. Problem reports resulting from usability tests performed by three professional usability labs in three different countries are compared. Each of the labs conducted a usability test on the same product, applying a test protocol that...journal article 2008