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I. True or False

1. Treatment using vibration has been advocated for improving joint mobility. 2. Hennings smell prism employs five primary odors arranged in the form of a prism. 3. Sound is a single frequency oscillation. 4. Nearly 10,000 taste buds, the receptors for taste qualities are located mostly on the human tongue, but also found at the palate, pharynx, and tonsils. 5. The vestibular system responds to the magnitude and direction of acceleration including the acceleration due to gravity. 6. Ergonomics was born during the Second World War. 7. Vertical Vibration at frequencies between 4 and 5 Hz, resonances can be felt in the spine and head. 8. In the middle of the 18th century, Belgian statistician Adolphe Quetelet first applied statistics to anthropological data. 9. Lumen per square feet is a measure of luminance contrast. 10. As noise becomes more intense, we become more aroused and our performance of certain tasks can improve. II. Enumeration. Enumerate and define. (40%) 1-4 5-6 7-9 10-13 14-15 Benefits of ergonomics Light sensors concentrated in the retina Three body planes Vibration causing injuries Two sack-like otolith organs

16-20 Sources of anthropometric variability

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III. Computation: (40%) 1. Compute for the visual angle given the length and distance of familiar objects. (10%) DISTANCE 0.5 meter 0.4 meter 0.7 meter LENGTH 3 inches 6 inches 12 inches

2.

A manufacturing company established in 1960 has, since its inception, undergone many changes in the composition of its working population. In the beginning, its workers were mainly European (British) males. In the mid-1980s a large number of workers of Asian origin (mainly Chinese) were employed. The companys current working population mix is 60% Asian (Chinese) and 40% European (British) males.

The company is presently looking for assembly workstations (non-adjustable) for its current working population. After a market survey, the company found that only workstations of three working surface heights are available: 950 mm, 1000mm, and 1100mm. The company wants to buy a workstation which will satisfy the largest percentage of the users. Which of the three workstations would you recommend? Assume tasks will be carried out at standing elbow height. (20%)

Elbow height standing:

BRITISH: mean: 1090 mm Std. dev.: 52 mm

CHINESE: mean: 1015 mm Std. dev.: 39 mm

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3. You are tasked to give the dimensions of an office chair. Fill out the table shown below and determine the appropriate body dimension and specify the design value (5th or 95th percentile that will be accommodated). (10%) CHAIR DIMENSION Seat depth Width of seat Width of backrest Height of backrest Height of seat from floor IMPORTANT BODY DIMENSION DESIGN VALUE 5TH or 95TH