IE 665 Applied Industrial Ergonomics (Fall 2007)

Sect Days Times Room Credits
101 Monday 0600pm - 0905pm FMH  403 3.00

Instructor
 Dr. Arijit K. Sengupta, Email: sengupta@njit.edu, Web: http://web.njit.edu/~sengupta/
Office: GITC 2517, NJIT
Office Hours: Tuesday 11:30-1 pm, Thursday 1-2 pm. Other time by appointment

Catalog Description
Introduces the fundamentals and applications of industrial ergonomics for improving equipment, tool, workplace, and job design. Engineers, as well as safety and health professionals, will benefit from the course by understanding the design principles for human operators and current issues in industrial ergonomics, and a variety of evaluating methodologies for the design.

Textbook
Work Design: Industrial Ergonomics by Stephan A. Konz and Steven Johnson, sixth edition, 2004, ISBN: 1-890871-48-6.
Additionally lecture notes will be posted on the internet and are required reading for the course.

Course Outline
Tentative weekly schedule of lecture topics (Any change will be notified beforehand in the class)

Date

Topic

9/10

Introduction , history of ergonomics,  course outline, term project outline, visiting
safety and ergonomics lab at GITC 2309

9/17
9/24

Muscular contraction                                         Take home Muscle Quiz
            Muscle types and joints                                due on 9/24/07
            Structure of muscle cells and mechanism of contraction
            Length tension relationship
            Type of contractions: isometric, concentric, eccentric
            Aerobic and anaerobic energy metabolism
            Central and peripheral nervous system, motor unit
            Regulation of force, local muscle fatigue
            EMG analysis (DHHS 91-100, read chapter 2 and 5)
 Laboratory#1  EMG Graphs

10/01

Biomechanics                         Download   Lecture  Homework      Solution
            Lever systems
            Static Equilibrium
            Static and dynamic muscle and joint forces
            Download 3DSSPP software– Laboratory#2

10/8

Anatomy of cardiovascular system            Work physiology    Quiz
            Heart rate, stroke volume, blood pressure, oxygen consumption
Lecture 2  Work capacity – static and dynamic
            Physiological Effects of static and dynamic work.

10/15*

Review

10/22

Midterm Exam

10/29
11/5
11/12

Layout and physical design         Lecture 1   Lecture 2
            Engineering anthropometry, percentile calculations, use of data
                                  Normal distribution table  Philippine anthro data
            Standing and seated work places
                                   Workstation design semiconductor manufacturing
            Computer workstation
            Repetitive work, Musculoskeletal disorders
                                  Workstation design case studies
            Job analysis, posture analysis and body discomfort rating
                                    RULA analysis exercise
            Controls and displays

11/19

Musculoskeletal Disorders  Lecture note

11/26

Manual Handling                 Lecture note
            Lifting, pushing, pulling, carrying, NIOSH lifting equation
                             Homework    worksheet

12/3

Hand tool design
Vibration                            Lecture note

12/10

 

12/17

Final Exam

 

Grade Distribution

Quizzes, Lab and Class participation (15%)

Term project (25%) with a report a class presentation on an ergonomics topic.

Midterm and Final Exam (30% each)

NJIT Honor code constitution will be strictly followed