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Research Through Co-Design (RTC) and Ergonomics

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This paper investigates interactions between Ergonomics and the Research Through Co-Design (RTC) theory. The RTC model is based on Control System Theory (CST) and Research Through Design (RTD) which takes on board the nature of co-design as a generator of knowledge according to a research question. The authors investigated the role of the co-design variable in the RTC model as a fundamental link between the RTC theory and Ergonomics. As the main result, the authors simulate a co-design process in order to understand the interaction between humans and the other parts of the system to optimise the overall system performance and the human wellbeing through a democratic, transdisciplinary and participatory design feedback. In conclusion, the RTC can be considered a model for doing research in/as/for ergonomics if the research project considers the application of the co-design process as a neural mechanism.

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  1. Department of Product Development, Faculty of Design Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

    Sofia Scataglini

  2. Design Research Lab, Department of Humanities, University of Trento, Trento, Italy

    Daniele Busciantella-Ricci

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Scataglini, S., Busciantella-Ricci, D. (2021). Research Through Co-Design (RTC) and Ergonomics. In: Rebelo, F. (eds) Advances in Ergonomics in Design. AHFE 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 261. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79760-7_7

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