Ergonomics detailed syllabus for Biomedical Engineering (BME) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the BME students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Biomedical Engineering 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit BME 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-IV scheme and its subjects refer to BME Professional Elective-IV syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of ergonomics is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
VISUAL AND AUDITORY ERGONOMICS
Process of seeing – visual capabilities – factors affecting visual acuity and contrast sensitivity -human factor aspects of hard copy text and computer screen text, factors in selecting graphic representations symbols, qualitative visual display – process of hearing – principles of auditory display. Measures for monitoring control & mitigation.
Unit II
MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY
Muscle physiology – muscle metabolism – respiratory response – joint motion study – measure of physiological in-efficiency and energy consumption – work rest cycles – aspects of manual and posture study, material handling (MMH) Bio-mechanical recommended limits of MMH.
Unit III
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Unit IV
ANTHROPOMETRY
Anthropometry – anthropometric design principles – Physical work load and energy expenditure -work space envelope – factors in design of work space surfaces – principles of seat design -principles of control panel. ergonomic implications. Organization classification of human errors theories of accident causation-reducing accidents by altering behavior.
Unit V
CASE STUDIES
Case Study 1: computer design, control panel design of an electronic instrument, computer key board, hand drill etc.
Case Study 2: Biomedical Application, Design optimization of Medical Equipment.
Course Outcomes:
At the end of the course student will be able to,
- Understand principles of ergonomics.
- Understand the significance of posture
- Learn about tracking tasks.
- Learn about ergonomics and its implications to various domain
- Perform case studies on electronic instruments and medical equipment.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Shrawan Kumar, Biomechanics in Ergonomics, Second Edition, CRC Press2007.
- George Kanawaty, “Introduction to work study”, ILO, 3rd edition, Oxford & IBH publishing, 2001
- Stephen Pheasant, Christine M. Haslegrave, Bodyspace: Anthropometry, Ergonomics and the Design of Work, CRC Press, 2005.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Biomedical Engineering 6th Sem, visit BME 6th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
For all Biomedical Engineering results, visit Anna University BME all semester results direct link.