Advances in Ergonomic Design of Systems, Products and Processes

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Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of GfA 2015

Barbara Deml Patricia Stock Ralph Bruder Christopher Marc Schlick(Editor)

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Published on 15. February 2016

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Intro
Editorial
Contents
Part I: Design of Work Systems
Assessment of the Individual Work Organization During a Service Provision
1 Introduction
2 Work Analysis: State of Research
2.1 Conceptual Classification
2.2 Background: Work Analysis
3 Method for Evaluating Individual Work Organization
3.1 Individual Work Organization
3.2 Assessment of the Individual Work Organization
3.3 Performance Figures for the Individual Work Organization
3.3.1 Efficiency of the Individual Work Organization
3.3.2 Effectiveness of the Individual Work Organization
4 Conception and Implementation of the Software
4.1 Software-Framework
4.2 Software Application
4.2.1 Dialog Boxes for Interaction
4.2.2 Software Functions for Data Collection
4.2.3 Software Functions for Data Analysis
5 Field Study
5.1 Data Sources and Methods of Data Collection
5.2 Results
6 Conclusion and Prospect
References
Assessing and Increasing Innovativeness of SMEs in the Context of Their Demographic Development
1 NovaDemo Joint Project Content and Process Description
2 Innovativeness Assessment at Individual and Group Level Using the NovaDemo Assessment Tool
2.1 Objective and Theoretical Background of the NovaDemo Assessment Tool
2.2 Structure of the NovaDemo Assessment Tool
2.3 Trialling the NovaDemo Assessment Tool
2.4 Results of the NovaDemo Assessment Tool at Individual Level
2.5 Results of the NovaDemo Assessment Tool at Group Level
3 Increasing Innovativeness at Individual and Group Level with the NovaDemo Training Programme
3.1 Objective and Theoretical Background of the NovaDemo Training Programme
3.2 Structure of the NovaDemo Training Programme
3.3 Description of the NovaDemo Training Programme Sample
3.4 Evaluation of the NovaDemo Training Programme
4 Summary of the Most Significant Insights of the NovaDemo Joint Project
References
The Quality Culture Inventory (QCI): An Instrument Assessing Quality-Related Aspects of Work
1 Theoretical Background
2 The heiQUALITY Cultures Project: Main Objectives
3 Methodology
3.1 Systematic Literature Review
3.2 International Expert Interviews
3.3 Assessment Model of Quality Culture
3.4 Quality Culture Inventory (QCI)
3.4.1 Structural-Formal Questionnaire
3.4.2 Quality Culture Questionnaire
4 Main Results of the Pilot Study
5 Discussion and Future Prospects
References
Team Work and Leadership in an Aging Workforce: Results of an Intervention Project
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Background
2.1 Age Diversity and Age-Diverse Teams
2.2 Age-Differentiated Leadership
2.3 Challenges in the Manufacturing Industry
3 Objectives of the Project
4 Methodological Design
4.1 Procedure, Study Design and Sample
4.1.1 Objective Job Analysis
4.1.2 Survey Among Employees and Leaders
4.1.3 Evaluation Design
4.1.4 Documentation of Organizational Change
4.2 Conceptualization of the Training Intervention
5 Selected Results
5.1 Impact of Age-Diverse Team Work and Age-Differentiated Leadership
5.2 Evaluation of the Training Intervention
6 Discussion
References
Beneficial Effects of Servant Leadership on Short- and Long-Term Indicators of Employees´ Psychological Health
1 Introduction
1.1 Servant Leadership
1.2 Servant Leadership as a Predictor of Employees´ Psychological Health
1.3 The Present Research
2 Method
2.1 Participants
2.2 Measures
2.3 Factor Structure
2.4 Data Analysis
3 Results
4 Discussion
4.1 Theoretical Implications
4.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research
4.3 Practical Implications
References
Time Management Requirements for Holistic Working Time Organisation
1 Need for Employee-Orientated Working Time Organisation
2 Holistic Working Time Organisation as a Complex Planning Task
3 Input Data for Working Time Organisation
3.1 Personnel Requirement Dimensions
3.1.1 Quantitative Personnel Requirement
3.1.2 Qualitative Personnel Requirement
3.1.3 Local Personnel Requirement
3.2 Personnel Inventory Dimensions
3.2.1 Quantitative Personnel Inventory
3.2.2 Qualitative Personnel Inventory
3.3 Complex Determination of Personnel Requirement and Personnel Inventory
4 Time Management Requirements for Working Time Organisation
5 Discussion
References
Money Is Not Everything! Or: The Importance of Working Time Characteristics and Appreciation for the Recommendation of One´s O...
1 Introduction
2 Method
2.1 Questionnaire Survey
2.2 Expert Interviews
3 Results and Discussion
3.1 Assets and Drawbacks of Professional Driving
3.1.1 Workload, Temporal Working Characteristics and Life-Balance
3.1.2 The (Visible) Results of Work
3.2 Recommending the Own Driving Profession
4 Conclusion
References
Analyzing Motivation-Enhancing Features in Work Orders
1 Superordinate Context
2 Research Questions
3 Theoretical Background
3.1 Self-Determination Theory
3.2 Other Relevant Models and Theories
4 Method
4.1 Deductive Development of Categories and Manual
4.2 Inductive Category Formation and the Training of Coders
5 Results
5.1 The Sample
5.2 Selected Results
6 Discussion
6.1 Reliability and Validity of Codings
6.2 Empirical Evidence
6.3 Transferability to Other Contexts
7 Next Steps
References
Disability for Service in Public Transport Operations: Risk Factors and Interventions
1 Problem
2 Methods
3 Results
3.1 Prevalence and Diagnoses of Temporary or Permanent Disabilities for Service
3.2 Absenteeism from Work
3.3 Time Related Aspects of the Development of Disabilities for Service
3.4 Factors Affecting the Development of the Time to Failure
4 Discussion and Conclusions
References
Approaches to Strengthen Behavioral Prevention in a German Medium-Sized Enterprise
1 Introduction
2 Methodology
2.1 The Five Steps of BBS
2.2 Implementation of the BBS in a Medium-Sized Enterprise
2.2.1 Safety Assessment
2.2.2 Planning and Implementation Phase
3 Results
4 Discussion
References
Recreational Noise: Objective Measurement and Subjective Assessment of Sound Exposures in a Non-professional Symphonic Wind Or...
1 Introduction
2 Methods
2.1 Measurement of Sound Exposures
2.2 Audiometry
2.3 Subjective Assessments
3 Results of the Objective and Subjective Evaluation
3.1 Results of the Sound Exposure Measurements
3.2 Results of the Audiometric Measurements
3.3 Results of the Subjective Evaluation
4 Discussion
5 Limitations
6 Conclusions
References
Effects of an Exercise Intervention on Metabolism and Quality of Life in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
1 Introduction
2 Materials and Methods
3 Results
3.1 Changes in the Metabolic Variable HbA1c
3.2 SF-12 Questionnaire
3.2.1 Comparison Between the Intervention Group and the Waiting Control Group
3.2.2 Comparison of the Exercise Intervention Groups
3.3 EQ-5 Questionnaire
3.3.1 Visual Analogue Scale
Comparison Between the Intervention Group and the Waiting Control Group
Comparison of the Exercise Intervention Groups
3.3.2 Five Dimensions of Quality of Life
4 Discussion
References
Part II: Design of Products
An Integrated Approach of Mental Workload Assessment
1 Introduction
2 Workload Measurement Methods
2.1 Blink Rate
2.2 Blink Duration and PERCLOS
2.3 Pupil Dilations
2.4 Fixation Duration
2.5 Nearest Neighbor Index (NNI)
3 Experimental Setting
4 Data Analysis and Results
4.1 NASA-TLX and Performance Parameters
4.1.1 Flight Task
4.1.2 Mental Rotation
4.2 Physiological Data
4.3 Detail Examination of Subjects
4.3.1 Results of the Clustering Analysis
4.3.2 Results of the Detail Examination of all Parameters
4.3.3 Development of Coordinate System
5 Discussion
References
Analysis of Dynamic Performance Data for the Assessment of Cognitive States: Results from Aviation, Assembly Tasks and Maritim...
1 Introduction
2 The Cognitive Processing Loop as an Explanatory Model for Dynamic Human Performance Data
3 Analysis of Eye-Tracking Dynamics in Aviation: Cognitive Coping Strategies
4 Eye-Tracking for Assembly Tasks
5 Affects and Cognition, Time-Bound Effects in Eye-Tracking
6 Discussion
7 Outlook
References
Effect of Head Inclination on Neck Muscular Activity, Tracking Performance and Subjective Neck Strain: Visual and Biomechanica...
1 Introduction
1.1 Stress-Strain Functions in Visual and Biomechanical Ergonomics
1.2 The Effect of Head Inclination in Physiological Studies
1.3 The Effect of Head Inclination at Office Workplaces
1.4 Approach of the Present Study
2 Methods
2.1 The Laboratory Head Tracking Task
2.1.1 The Head Tracking Procedures
2.1.2 Electromyogram (EMG)
2.2 Ergonomic Intervention Field Study with Presbyopic Employees
3 Results
3.1 Head Tracking Task: Precision, Subjective Strain, Muscular Activity
3.2 Computer Work in an Office Field Study
4 Discussion
4.1 Electrical Activity of Neck Muscles
4.2 Tracking Error and Electrical Muscular Activity
4.3 Stress-Strain Function for Subjective Strain
4.4 General Conclusions
References
The Influence of Glasses on the Physiology and Ergonomics in Presbyopic People at Visual Display Workstations: Summary of Thre...
1 Introduction
2 First Study: Online-Questionnaire
2.1 Method
2.2 Results
3 Second Study
3.1 Method
3.2 Results
4 Third Study
4.1 Method
4.2 Results
5 Discussion
References
Display Concepts for the Vehicle
1 Assistance Systems for Driver Information
1.1 Head-Up Display (HUD)
1.1.1 Conventional Head-Up Display (HUD)
1.1.2 Contact analogue Head-Up Display (cHUD)
1.2 Emissive Projection Display (EPD)
1.3 Differences of HUDs and EPDs
2 Research Questions
2.1 Hypothesis ``Response Time´´
2.2 Hypothesis ``Workload´´
3 Study in the Driving Simulator: Method
3.1 Experimental Setup
3.2 Primary Task: Lane Change Task (LCT)
3.3 Secondary Task: Landolt Rings
3.4 Experimental Procedure
4 Data Collection and Statistical Data Analysis
4.1 Objective Data
4.2 Subjective Data
4.3 Statistics: Paired t-Test
5 Results
5.1 Test Sample
5.2 Hit Rate and Response Time
5.3 Workload
6 Discussion
References
User-Centered Design of Font Size and Polarity of Assistance Systems in Production Planning and Control
1 Introduction
1.1 Cyber-Physical Production Systems
1.2 The ProSense Assistance System
1.3 User-Centered Design of Font Size and Polarity
2 Methods
2.1 Participants
2.2 Apparatus and Materials
2.3 Procedure
2.4 Statistical Analysis
3 Results
4 Discussion
References
Measuring Work Environment Factors by Everyone Using Smartphones
1 Introduction and Motivation
2 Applicability and Examination Results of Applications for Noise Measurement
2.1 Sensors, Measures, and Recommendations for Noise Measuring
2.2 Studies on the Measurement of Noise Variables by Applications
2.3 Test Series for Noise Measuring Using Applications
2.3.1 Experimental Design
2.3.2 Test Results and Discussion
3 Applicability and Examination Results of Applications for Climate Measuring
3.1 Sensors, Measures, and Recommendations for Climate Measuring
3.2 Studies on the Measurement of Climate Variables by Applications
3.3 Test Series for Climate Measuring Using Applications
3.3.1 Experimental Design
3.3.2 Test Results and Discussion
4 Applicability and Examination Results of Applications for Lighting Measuring
4.1 Sensors, Measures, and Recommendations for Lighting Measuring
4.2 Studies on the Measurement of Lighting Variables by Applications
4.3 Test Series for Lighting Measuring Using Applications
4.3.1 Experiment Design
4.3.2 Test Results and Discussion
5 Summary and Outlook
References
Integration of Eyetracking-Data into Virtual 3D-Development Tools
1 Motivation and Objectives
2 Method
2.1 Procedural Principle for Transferring 2-Dimensional Eyetracking Coordinates to 3D-Design and Modelling Tools
2.2 Determination and Virtual Visualization of a Viewing Distance Between an Eyetracked Test Person and Fixated Targets
3 Results
4 Discussion and Outlook
References
Experimental Comparison of Sidestick Steering Configurations for an Innovative Electric Two-wheel Vehicle
1 Project Background and Goals
2 General Vehicle and Sidestick Properties
3 Sidestick Configurations
3.1 Configuration A
3.2 Configuration B
3.3 Configuration C
3.4 Configuration D
3.5 Assistance System
4 Experimental Design
4.1 Simulator Hardware
4.2 Simulation Software and Modeling
4.3 Operationalization in Terms of Usability Research
4.4 Participants and Test Procedure
5 Results and Observations
6 Discussion and Conclusion
References
Development and Evaluation of an Input Method Using Virtual Hand Models for Pointing to Spatial Objects in a Stereoscopic Desk...
1 Introduction
1.1 Stereoscopic Visualizations and Geographic Information Systems
1.2 Stereoscopic Desktop Environments
1.3 Virtual Hand Models and Hand Input Devices
2 Experimental Study
2.1 Design
2.2 Participants
2.3 Apparatus
3 Procedure
4 Results
4.1 Descriptive Analysis
4.2 Analysis of Variance
5 Discussion
6 Conclusion
References
Effects of Pressure and Vibration Stimuli on the Usability of Human-Machine Systems
1 Introduction
1.1 Motivation and Significance
1.2 Basic Thoughts
2 State of the Art: Tactile Displays
2.1 Tactile Belts
2.2 Pressure Stimuli
2.3 Recommendations and Summary
3 Test Bench Development
3.1 Concept Creation
3.2 Final Draft and Realization
4 Experimental Studies
4.1 Test Conditions and Task
4.2 Results
5 Discussion and Conclusion
References
Force-Matching. A New Approach to Determine Action Forces for the Ergonomic Evaluation in Automotive Industry
1 Introduction
2 Study Methodology
2.1 Force-Matching
2.2 Subjects
2.3 Test Objects
2.4 Measuring Devices and Set-Up
2.5 Procedure
2.6 Analysis
3 Results
3.1 General Results
3.2 Force-Level Related Results
3.3 Individual-Related Results
4 Discussion
5 Conclusion
References
Part III: Design of Processes
Boundary Management as a Crucial Success Factor for Flexible-Mobile Work, Demonstrated in the Case of Home Office
1 Introduction and Central Questions
2 Theoretical Principles and Disambiguation
2.1 Flexible-Mobile Work Incl. Home Office as a New Style of Working
2.2 Boundary Theory, Boundary-Types, Boundary-Management and Boundary-Work-Tactics
3 Methodical Approach
3.1 The Distinction of Boundary-Types in Case of Working in Home Office
3.2 Health and Productivity of Boundary-Types When Working in Home Office
3.3 Type-Specifically Boundary-Tactics
4 Results
4.1 The Distinction of Boundary-Types in Case of Working in Home Office
4.2 Boundary-Type-Specifically Loads in Case of Working in Home Office
4.3 Application of Type-Specifically Boundary-Tactics
5 Discussion, Recommendation and Prospect
5.1 Summary and Methodological Reflection
5.2 Recommendation for Action and Organization Based on Presented Results
5.3 Conclusion and Prospect
References
Interdisciplinary Collaboration
1 Background
2 Methods
2.1 Study 1: Qualitative Pilot Study
2.2 Study 2: Expert Survey
2.3 Study 3: Employee Survey
3 Results
3.1 Competence Model for Interdisciplinary Collaboration
3.2 Comparison of Required and Actual Competence Levels
4 Discussion
Appendix A (Fig.2)
Appendix B (Tables1 and 2)
References
Simulation-Based Scheduling and Risk Assessment of Complex Projects Under Uncertainty
1 Introduction
2 Background and Related Work
3 Personnel-Integrated Simulation Model
4 Industry Case Studies
4.1 Simulation of a Knowledge Intensive Engineering Service Project in the Chemical Industry
4.2 Simulation of a Complex New Product Development Project in the Metal Processing Industry
5 Conclusions
References
Empowering Corporate Ageing Management by Interconnecting Existing Data: A Case Study from the German Automotive Industry
1 Introduction
2 Approach
3 Findings
3.1 The Findings in the Spheres of Activity
3.2 Interconnection across Spheres of Activity
3.3 Thematic Focus
4 Results
4.1 The FIT Model
4.2 The Performance Indicator Matrix
4.2.1 Operative Indicators
4.2.2 FIT Indicators
4.3 Additional Components
4.3.1 Manual for Managers
4.3.2 Further Components
5 Discussion and Outlook
References
Consequences of Line Balancing of an Assembly Line on the Health, Satisfaction and Performance Indicators of Assembly Line Wor...
1 Introduction
2 Empirical Findings
3 Methods
4 Results
5 Discussion
References
Sustainable Effects of Simulator-Based Training on Eco-Driving
1 Introduction
1.1 Hypothesis and Variables
2 Methods
2.1 Participants
2.2 Simulation
2.3 Procedure
3 Results
3.1 Training Potential
3.2 Long-term Training Effects
3.3 Transfer Effects
4 Discussion
5 Conclusions and Outlook
References

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