Document Type
Article
Source Publication Title
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting
First Page
1439
Last Page
1444
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/21695067231192657
Abstract
In manufacturing industries, equipment arrangement, and layout design are critical factors that directly influence productivity, workplace safety, and workers’ performance. Link analysis, as a human factors approach, has been widely used in industries for many years to improve layout design and machinery arrangement. This approach considers humans' physical and cognitive capabilities and movement limitations to find an optimal design. Virtual reality significantly impacts our society from product design to worker training. Hence, effective virtual training platforms require the same attention to layout design as manufacturing work settings which offer efficient testing of multiple layouts. This research focuses on developing a virtual 3D printing laboratory for workforce training and has used a link analysis and user perception study to improve the layout of the virtual workplace. The research demonstrates the importance of layout design in virtual training platforms and the potential benefits of utilizing link analysis in optimizing layout design.
Disciplines
Ergonomics
Publication Date
12-7-2023
Language
English
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Kobir, Md Humaun; Rahman, Taufiq; Yang, Yiran; and Deb, Shuchisnigdha, "A Human Factors Approach to Improve Layout Design for A Virtual Reality-based Training Platform" (2023). SAGE Open Access Agreement Publications. 33.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/utalibraries_sageoapubs/33