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Perceptual aspects of the use of faucets (taps)

Issue title: IEA 2012: 18th World congress on Ergonomics - Designing a sustainable future

Article type: Research Article

Authors: de A. Campos, Lívia F. | Paschoarelli, Luis Carlos

Affiliations: PPGDesign, Fac. of Architecture, Arts and Communication, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Av. Eng. Luis E. C. Coube, 14-01, 17033-360, Bauru, Brazil

Note: [] Corresponding author. Tel. no. +55 14 31056057. Email: liviaflavia@gmail.com

Keywords: Design, ergonomics, usability, perception, hand tools

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2012-0890-5586

Journal: Work, vol. 41, no. Supplement 1, pp. 5586-5589, 2012

Published: 2012
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Abstract

This paper presents an assessment with simulated activities with the aim of analyzing the perception of ease / difficulty of the use of faucets (taps) handles by 180 Brazilian adults. Five different handles faucets were activated for subsequent collection of perceptual data. The procedures were based on main recommendations for biomedical ethics and human research. The results indicate that handles with levers are significantly (p ≤ 0.05) easier to use. The most difficult are characterized by not having support points for the rotation (levers) or more points of pressure concentration in the hand.

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