human engineering

Japanese: human engineering(英語表記)humanengineering
human engineering

…In Europe, this field developed based on labor science and is called ergonomics, while in America, with the background of the machine civilization society, it is called human factors engineering, focusing on the human factors in man-machine systems. The term human engineering has also been used for a long time. The subject of ergonomics is a wide range of subjects, starting from clothing, furniture, and tools to machines, transportation, buildings, cities, and even the environment and work systems. …

*Some terminology that refers to "human engineering" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この分野はヨーロッパでは労働科学を基調として発展してアーゴノミクスergonomics(エルゴノミクスとも表記される)と呼ばれ,アメリカでは機械文明社会を背景にして,マン・マシンシステムにおける人的要因に重点を置き,human factors engineeringと呼んでいる。またhuman engineeringという言葉も古くから使われている。人間工学の対象は,衣服,家具,道具から始まって,機械器具,交通機関,建築物,都市,さらには環境や作業システムまでの広い範囲を含んでいる。…

※「human engineering」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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