Ergonomics refers to ''designing for human use'' (Sanders and McCormick,1992). It focuses on human being and their interaction with products, equipment, facilities, procedures and environments used in work and everyday living. The emphasis is on human beings and how the design of artefacts and environments might effects them. It seeks to change the objects people use and teh environments in which they are used to better match people's capabilities, limitations, and needs. This is in contrast to engineering where the emphisis is on more technical considerartions.
In terms of design, information about human capabilities, characteristics, behaviour and motivation should be applied systimatically to the development of products, systems and procedures people use and the environments in which they use them. This information may be used in design recommendations, to predict the effects of different design option and to set criteria for use in product evaluation.
* Andree Woodcook, 2000. Supporting Ergonomics in Concept Design
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