Sökning: "Contextual Design"

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  1. 16. Design for all Senses. Accessible Spaces for Visually Impaired Citizens

    Författare :Marta Dischinger; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; design methods; spatial perception; urban accessibility; visual impairments; universal design;

    Sammanfattning : The central purpose of this study is to contribute to our knowledge of designing in a way that can be supported by the knowledge of the situation, and by the experience and expectations of those who are affected by design. In this case it means to enable us to find methods that can support the development of design actions to improve the accessibility of public open urban places for visually impaired persons, enhancing their perception and understanding of space, increasing their possibilities of orientating and taking independent decisions, and enabling them participate in the city life. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Human-Machine Interface Considerations for Design and Testing in Distributed Sociotechnical Systems

    Författare :Yemao Man; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Automation Bias; Human Machine Interface; Situation Awareness; Design; Maritime Transportation; Distributed Sociotechnical System; Human Factors; Decision Making;

    Sammanfattning : The increasing concerns for safety and environmental sustainability create demands on the development of future maritime transportation strategies. One way to meet these demands is the concept of autonomous unmanned vessels for intercontinental voyages. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Non-Visual Haptic Interaction Design - Guidelines and Applications

    Författare :Calle Sjöström; Certec - Rehabiliteringsteknik och Design; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Design Guidelines; Computer access; Care and help to handicapped; vård och rehabilitering; Handikappade; Blind People; Haptics; Human-Computer Interaction;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation has three cornerstones: * Haptics * Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) * Blind Users Haptics deals with controlling human movements and getting feedback through the sense of touch. A haptic interface transmits forces to a person’s hand or fingers in a way that mimics the sensation of touching real objects. LÄS MER

  5. 19. Usefulness in Representation Design

    Författare :Martin Howard; Peter Wright; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation outlines a perspective in Human Factors in which artifacts play a central, but subordinate role. It lies at the intersection of (a) influences from information systems development, (b) an ecological approach to cognition, (c) practical problems faced by human factors design in complex systems, and (d) methodological inspirations from industrial design and ethnography. LÄS MER

  7. 20. Vårdmiljö eller lärandemiljö? : om personer med autism inom vuxenpsykiatrin

    Författare :Eve Mandre; Certec - Rehabiliteringsteknik och Design; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; clinical psychology; autismspektrumstörningar; Autism; Asperger syndrom; design; pedagogik; psykiatri; psykiatrisk behandling; rehabiliteringsteknik; Psychiatry; rättspsykiatri; psychosomatics; Psykiatri; klinisk psykologi; psykosomatik;

    Sammanfattning : The research field of the thesis is clinical adult psychiatry and it focuses on the treatment of patients with autism spectrum disorders. Before the publication of DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) in 1994 intellectually high-functioning patients with autism have not been included in diagnostic manuals and received appropriate treatment in adult psychiatry. LÄS MER