Ergonomic evaluation of pilot oxygen mask designs

A revised pilot oxygen mask design was developed for better fit to the Korean Air Force pilots’ faces. The present study compared an existing pilot oxygen mask and a prototype of the revised mask design with 88 Korean Air Force pilots in terms of subjective discomfort, facial contact pressure, and slip distance on the face in high gravity....

Development of a usability evaluation method using natural product-use motion

The present study developed and tested a new usability evaluation method which considers natural product-use motions. The proposed method measures both natural product-use motions (NMs) and actual product-use motions (AMs) for a product using an optical motion capture system and examines the usability of the product based on motion similarity...

Development of an online men’s suits customizing system using heuristic procedure for wheelchair users

An online suit-customizing system for the special accessibility needs of wheelchair users should be developed because the demand for business suits by wheelchair users involved in economic activities has increased. This study<br/>develops a user interface an online customizing system for men's suits specialized for wheelchair users. This study...

Learning from successes and failures of registration of patent applications based on physical ergonomics