22 Nov
1997
22 Nov
'97
1:29 a.m.
Ergonomics ain't got nothin' to do with
serviceability. Compare a VW
van with a Ford Aerostar. The Aerostar is _much_ more ergonomic. But
the VW is a lot easier to work on.
"Ergonomics" does not apply to only the people that use the machines on a
regular basis, but to anyone that uses the machines for anything,
including service. IN the Aerostar example, Ford did all of their
ergonomic goodies in the driver and passenger seats, but none under the
hood.
There is a whole subfield of industrial engineering that deals with the
ergonomics of servicing equipment - how big to make access holes, ejectors
for circuit boards, connector design, etc..
William Donzelli
william(a)ans.net