How can automation affect ergonomic design Give explanation

How can automation affect ergonomic design? Give explanation using at least one real example. List perceived harriers that might prevent designers from pursuing an ergonomic design. List 5 common general design goals that are usually associated with engineering problem-solving efforts and explain each briefly. Define 5 general and 5 specific design goals of the product of your reverse engineering project. How can inversion and analogy help an engineer to solve engineering design problems creatively? Use specific examples to explain. What are the five major barriers in creativity and how can you overcome them?

Solution

Problem-4

Automation is the use of various control systems for operating equipment with minimal or reduced human intervention.

Automation has affected ergonomic design in the following ways:

(b) Perceived Barriers preventing designers from pursuing an ergonomic design:

a. Financial considerations and pressures within a firm, particularly its business strategy may lead to it being unwilling to spend money on using ergonomic design.

b. Organizational constraints such as a requirement to bring a product to market in a fixed time scale can prevent the implementation of ergonomic design.

c. Lack of knowledge among designers on the ergonomic designing of products means they may be unable to identify how ergonomic factor could benefit the products they design.

d. Personal factors, particularly commitment from individual senior leaders who donot perceive its value to the business.