ABSTRACT
Industrial production generally seeks to meet the demands of a wide and heterogene clientele as precisely as possible. Hence, as user profiles change, the design of industrial products is changing as well. To ensure good interaction between man and machine, technical aids generally should reflect major characteristics of envisaged user populations (e.g., demographic profiles as described by age and gender). That kind of target group orientation not only adresses classical anthropometrics but also influences manipulation forces and thus may directly affect health protection.
