Dengkai Chen – författare

This open access book provides a comprehensive and practical connection between human-centered design and real-world comfort optimization, transforming complex ear anthropometric data into accessible knowledge for design applications. It introduces an innovative framework that integrates ear geometry, perception of comfort, and ergonomic principles to enable designers and engineers to predict, evaluate, and enhance product fit even before physical prototyping begins. The content draws on extensive experimental research and data modeling, presenting measurable indicators such as deformation ratios, expansion indexes, and dynamic comfort curves that serve as reliable references for inclusive and precise product development. Through detailed illustrations, percentile tables, and clearly structured models, the book presents data and findings in a visually engaging and educational format. Readers will appreciate its rigorous methodology, scientific clarity, and the way it translates quantitative measurements into meaningful design guidance. The main benefit lies in its ability to transform complex anthropometric information into a practical design language that improves the comfort and usability of wearable products. This work is intended for designers, engineers, ergonomists, and researchers seeking to integrate human measurement science with comfort-based design innovation.