Determination of the significant anthropometry dimensions for user-friendly designs of domestic furniture and appliances - Experience from a study in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Md Dawal, Siti Zawiah, Ismail, Z., Yusuf, K., Abdul-Rashid, S.H., Shalahim, N.S.M., Abdullah, N.S., Kamil, N.S.M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Sci Ltd, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford Ox5 1gb, Oxon, England 2015
• Subjects: T Technology (General); TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/13819/1/Determination_of_the_significant_anthropometry_dimensions_for.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/13819/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0263224114004102
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Future design for the elderly is undoubtedly important for their survival to live independently in this challenging world. Therefore to realize the mentioned design, an anthropometric database for Malaysian elderly population need to be developed. A total of 107 participants took part in the study w...