ISO 1503:2008
Spatial orientation and direction of movement - Ergonomic requirements

Standard No.

ISO 1503:2008

Release Date

2008

Published By

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

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ISO 1503:2008

Scope

This International Standard sets out design principles, procedures, requirements and recommendations for the spatial orientation and direction of movement of controls and displays used in tool machines, industrial robots, office machines, earth-moving machinery, transportation (automobiles, railway electric cars/rolling stock, aircraft, ships, etc.), information, daily commodities, public utilities and the operational components of building facilities. It lays down basic requirements for determining the operating direction of controls and the moving directions or changing states of the target object, as well as other relations This International Standard -- defines three dimensional axes, the observer, viewing systems, linear movement, rotary movement, two- dimensional and three-dimensional movements in a dynamic space sequentially, describes the four principles for determining the operating direction of a control, the moving direction of a target object and/or display, -- provides GUI (graphical user interface) design requirements and recommendations that integrate the relationship between the computer operation and the movement of images on-screen in line with human characteristics and to promote safety and efficiency in computer-assisted tasks, -- sets out design principles and recommendations for determining the moving directions of a target object and Ihe controls of a combined control system using a multi-direction control that easily realizes the complex operations intended by the user/operator as they are often seen in industrial apparatuses for business use, and gives principles and recommendations for the direction design of existing, as well as new, systems. NOTE Ergonomics requirements or recommendations given in this Internattsnal Standard can also be applied to designing the direction of movement of other industrial goods, such as medical equipment, TV or PC game devices and relevant machines/devices.

ISO 1503:2008 Referenced Document

• ISO 13407:1999 Human-centred design processes for interactive systems
• ISO 6385:2004 Ergonomic principles in the design of work systems
• ISO 9355-2:1999 Ergonomic requirements for the design of displays and control actuators - Part 2: Displays

ISO 1503:2008 history

• 2008 ISO 1503:2008 Spatial orientation and direction of movement - Ergonomic requirements
• 1977 ISO 1503:1977 Geometrical orientation and directions of movements