CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT IMPROVING ELECTRIC HAND-TOOLS DESIGN IN RESPECT TO ERGONOMIC PRINCIPLES
Electric hand-tools design is a very dynamic domain. Many companies develop their products according to the usual restrictions such as costs, aesthetics, functionality, safety, reliability etc. Ergonomics is another constriction designers should respect. In this paper some usual hand tools are analy...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SORGING
2006-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Industrial Design and Engineering Graphics |
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| Online Access: | http://sorging.ro/jideg/index.php/jideg/article/view/136 |
| Summary: | Electric hand-tools design is a very dynamic domain. Many companies develop their products according to the usual restrictions such as costs, aesthetics, functionality, safety, reliability etc. Ergonomics is another constriction designers should respect. In this paper some usual hand tools are analyzed based on the ergonomic principles. Also, some suggestions regarding the form improvement of the products are formulated in the paper. Key words: design, ergonomics, hand tool. |
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| ISSN: | 1843-3766 2344-4681 |