8th Edition
Fitting the Human Introduction to Ergonomics/Human Factors Engineering, Eighth Edition
Foreword
About the Author
The First Page
SECTION I: The Human Body
CHAPTER ONE: Body Sizes
CHAPTER TWO: Body Mobility
CHAPTER THREE: Muscular Work
CHAPTER FOUR: Body Strength
SECTION II: The Human Mind
CHAPTER FIVE: How We See
CHAPTER SIX: How We Hear
CHAPTER SEVEN: How We Sense Objects and Energy
CHAPTER EIGHT: How We Experience Indoor and Outside Climates
CHAPTER NINE: How We Think
SECTION III: Body and Mind Working Together
CHAPTER TEN: Hard Physical Work
CHAPTER ELEVEN: Light and Moderate Work
CHAPTER TWELVE: Task Load and Stress
SECTION IV: Organizing and Managing Work
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Working with Others
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Working in an Organization
CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Working Hours and Sleep
CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Working in Shifts
SECTION V: Applied Human Engineering
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Design of the Home
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: Design of the Office and Office Furnishings
CHAPTER NINETEEN: Design and Use of Computers
CHAPTER TWENTY: Design of the Workplace
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: Load Handling
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: Healthcare for Patients and Providers
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: Emerging Ergonomic Issues with Artificial Intelligence
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: Designing Work to be Efficient and Pleasant
The Last Page
References
Index
Biography
Katrin Kroemer Elbert, Ph.D., has worked in research and development as a Mechanical Engineer for over three decades in the medical device industry, focusing on implants and medical devices for surgical, therapeutic, and diagnostic applications with Stryker-Howmedica Orthopedics and Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon and MedTech. She holds a bachelor's degree in engineering science and mechanics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) and Master’s and Doctoral degrees from Cornell University in Mechanical Engineering, as well as additional certification in engineering management from Stevens University. She has wide-ranging, theoretical and practical experience in biomedical engineering and the design and development of useful medical devices and systems. In addition, she collaborates across multiple scientific and business disciplines to support devices that meet the needs of users and patients across the globe. She has previously collaborated with her father, Karl H. Eberhard Kroemer (Dr.-Ing. and Professor Emeritus at Virginia Tech), on other ergonomics textbooks.
