Katrin Kroemer Elbert, Ph.D., has worked in research and development as a Mechanical Engineer for over three decades in the medical device industry, focusing on implants and medical devices for surgical, therapeutic, and diagnostic applications with Stryker-Howmedica Orthopedics and Johnson & Johnson's Ethicon and MedTech. She holds a bachelor's degree in engineering science and mechanics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) and Master's and Doctoral degrees from Cornell University in Mechanical Engineering, as well as additional certification in engineering management from Stevens University. She has wide-ranging, theoretical and practical experience in biomedical engineering and the design and development of useful medical devices and systems. In addition, she collaborates across multiple scientific and business disciplines to support devices that meet the needs of users and patients across the globe. She has previously collaborated with her father, Karl H. Eberhard Kroemer (Dr.-Ing. and Professor Emeritus at Virginia Tech), on other ergonomics textbooks.

Foreword

About the Author

The First Page

SECTION I: The Human Body

CHAPTER ONE: Body Sizes

CHAPTER TWO: Body Mobility

CHAPTER THREE: Muscular Work

CHAPTER FOUR: Body Strength

SECTION II: The Human Mind

CHAPTER FIVE: How We See

CHAPTER SIX: How We Hear

CHAPTER SEVEN: How We Sense Objects and Energy

CHAPTER EIGHT: How We Experience Indoor and Outside Climates

CHAPTER NINE: How We Think

SECTION III: Body and Mind Working Together

CHAPTER TEN: Hard Physical Work

CHAPTER ELEVEN: Light and Moderate Work

CHAPTER TWELVE: Task Load and Stress

SECTION IV: Organizing and Managing Work

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Working with Others

CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Working in an Organization

CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Working Hours and Sleep

CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Working in Shifts

SECTION V: Applied Human Engineering

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Design of the Home

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: Design of the Office and Office Furnishings

CHAPTER NINETEEN: Design and Use of Computers

CHAPTER TWENTY: Design of the Workplace

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: Load Handling

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: Healthcare for Patients and Providers

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: Emerging Ergonomic Issues with Artificial Intelligence

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: Designing Work to be Efficient and Pleasant

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