使用通用设计原则对背部支,肩膀支,手握力支和坐立支外骨进行启发性评估
Alejandra Martinez1, Laura Tovar1, Carla Irigoyen Amparan1
1Physical, Information and Cognitive Human Factors Engineering Research Laboratory Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering Department, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA.
概括
职业外骨架设计需要大幅度改进,以使各种工人,包括残疾人,均可使用. 目前的设计存在与组装,使用和成本相关的障碍,阻碍了工业采用.
科学领域:
- 人类因素工程 人类因素工程
- 康复工程 康复工程
- 职业安全与健康问题 职业安全与健康问题
背景情况:
- 职业外骨架为工人支持提供了潜在的好处.
- 全面设计原则旨在在不同的人口中公平使用.
- 现有的外骨设计可能不适合所有用户.
研究的目的:
- 根据通用设计原则,评估四个职业外骨架.
- 确定阻碍不同工人群体公平使用的设计局限性.
- 建议改进以提高外骨的可用性和工业采用.
主要方法:
- 评估四个职业外骨架模型.
- 应用通用设计原则作为一个评估框架.
- 分析与力量,灵敏度,伸展和平衡相关的用户需求.
主要成果:
- 外骨架的组装,穿戴,装配和拆卸对各种用户构成挑战.
- 残疾工人可能需要额外的人类协助来使用外骨.
- 需要改进用户反,错误预防和恢复的设计.
结论:
- 目前的职业外骨架设计需要大幅改进,以实现公平使用.
- 工业采用障碍包括空间,培训,援助需求和个性化成本.
- 未来的外骨开发必须优先考虑通用设计,以确保包容性和更广泛的应用.
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