Ergonomic hand tool and desk and chair development process.
This paper suggests a practical and simple process consisting of 8 stages: needs assessment, ergonomics guidelines, anthropometry, brainstorming and idea sketch, preliminary model, drafting and rendering, working prototype, and user trials. The feasibility of this process was verified with the development of a modified clamping hand tool and a new student desk and chair. The case studies showed how design difficulties were overcome by integrating ergonomics guidelines in the process.
Information and Industrial Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan, South Korea.
Dongmin
D
Shin
Jung-Yong
JY
Kim
M Susan
MS
Hallbeck
Joel M
JM
Haight
Myung-Chul
MC
Jung
D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D004867:Equipment Design; D006804:Ergonomics; D006801:Humans; D008328:Man-Machine Systems; D017751:Safety Management; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students