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| Syllabus adopted 2013-02-18 by Head of Programme (or corresponding) |
| Owner: MPPEN |
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7,5 Credits |
| Grading: TH - Five, Four, Three, Not passed |
| Education cycle: Second-cycle |
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Major subject: Automation and Mechatronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design Engineering
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Department: 44 - PRODUCT AND PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT
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Teaching language: English
Open for exchange students
Block schedule:
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Written and oral assignments |
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Intermediate test |
4,5 c |
Grading: TH |
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In programs
MPPEN PRODUCTION ENGINEERING, MSC PROGR, Year 1 (compulsory)
Examiner:
Docent
Cecilia Berlin
Replaces
MPP026
Human factors in production
Theme:
MTS 4,0 hec
Eligibility:
For single subject courses within Chalmers programmes the same eligibility requirements apply, as to the programme(s) that the course is part of.
Course specific prerequisites
Same as for Chalmers Master's Programme in Production Engineering.
Aim
Production Ergonomics and Work Design (PEWD) is an engineering discipline concerned with the safe, healthy, effective and economic use of human resources in industrial work. The course aims at giving a basic introduction to the PEWD area with a special focus on human individual, physiological, biomechanical, and social requirements and capacities during work, while relating their improvement to productivity factors in industrial operations.
Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)
- Identify harmful work conditions on the basis of theory and methods
- Discuss different work environment parameters¿ effect on ergonomics
- Carry out a design for assembly study
- Select and apply a proper method to study and quantify human physical work load in an observed situation
- Select and apply a predetermined time system
- Design an appropriate material presentation at a work place.
- Justify why and explain how to carry out a set-up improvement
- Select appropriate hand tools for improving ergonomics and productivity in manual assembly
- Explain and justify recommendations and limit values for mental and social working conditions
- Explain how human physical measurements affect workplace and equipment design
- Carry out a time study and a performance rating
- Evaluate a work place design solution from an economical point of view (including HF aspects)
- Motivate and defend a proposed work place design solution
Content
- Design for Assembly (DFA)
- Physical ergonomics
- Basic physiology
- Methods Engineering
- Time study
- Performance
- Balancing
- Environmental physical factors
- Physical loading (on the body)
- Ergonomics evaluation methods
- Task analysis
- Pre-determined time systems
- SAM (Sequence-based Activity Analysis Method)
- Manual Materials Handling
- Digital Human Modeling
- Anthropometry (human measurements and populations)
- Ergonomics & economics
- Psychosocial factors
- Motivation
- Participative ergonomics
- Cognitive ergonomics
- Hand tools
- Set-up and man-machine balancing
- Social sustainability for work systems
Organisation
The course consists of lectures, quizzes, exercises, labs, and a group project. The labs introduce students to manual and virtual methods for work method- and time studies, as well as physical workload assessment. The project involves booking the project equipment and independently performing tests and measurements outside of scheduled class time. Access to the lab area is granted on the condition that students complete a mandatory safety quiz.
Literature
Textbooks (e-books) and handouts from lecturers.
Examination
Written quizzes, fulfilled exercises, laboratory work and project work.