A Study on the Ergonomic Parameter for Design of Office Chair

사무용 의자 디자인을 위한 인간공학적 설계파라메타 연구

  • 박수찬 (한국표준과학연구원 인간공학연구그룹) ;
  • 이영신 (충남대학교 기계설계공학과)
  • Published : 1999.06.01

Abstract

All chairs are uncomfortable in the long run and some chairs become uncomfortable more rapidly than others. In a particular chair, some people feel more uncomfortable than others. Comfort will depend upon the interaction of chair, user, and task characteristics. In this study, we intended to design a comfortable office chair by investigating anthropometric and biomechanical aspects for Koreans. We determine the design dimensions by analysis the anthropometric data. With these body parameters, we determined the design dimensions such as seat height, seat depth, seat width, seat backrest width, etc. This research, hopefully contributes to the development of ergonomic chair and improvement of the chair design technologies.

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