Ergonomic design for university classrooms to allow comfort and reduction of fatigue in students and teachers

This research was conducted in order to meet the ergonomic aspects (posture, furnishings, environmental conditions and security) that affect comfort and fatigue of teachers and students in the university classroom. It was found that stooped posture, computer furniture, noise and chair were the ergon...

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Autores: Párraga Velásquez, Rosario, García Zapata, Teonila Doria
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/12042
Acceso en línea:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/idata/article/view/12042
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:anthropometry
comfort
ergonomic design
fatigue
antropometría
comodidad
diseño ergonómico
fatiga
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Sumario:This research was conducted in order to meet the ergonomic aspects (posture, furnishings, environmental conditions and security) that affect comfort and fatigue of teachers and students in the university classroom. It was found that stooped posture, computer furniture, noise and chair were the ergonomic aspects that bother teachers while, students discomfort was manifested specifically the seat material, shape and material support. These results merit considering new classrooms with ergonomic design adjustable to the anthropometric dimensions of the teaching equipment and student population.