A new user-centered design approach: A hair washing assistive device design for users with shoulder mobility restriction

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 878-886

  Wu, Fong Gong ^a   Ma, Min Yuan ^a   Chang, Ro Han ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Assistive device; Design process; User centered design

Indexed keywords

PRODUCT DESIGN;

ASSISTIVE DEVICES; CONTEXT ANALYSIS; DESIGN PROCESS; DISABLED INDIVIDUALS; EVALUATION RESULTS; MOBILITY RESTRICTIONS; SHOULDER JOINTS; USER-CENTERED DESIGN APPROACHES;

USER CENTERED DESIGN;

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; DEVICE; HAIR WASHING DEVICE; JOB STRESS; JOINT MOBILITY; SHOULDER; BATH; BIOENGINEERING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HAIR; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; SELF HELP DEVICE; THEORETICAL MODEL; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

BATHS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HAIR; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SELF-HELP DEVICES; SHOULDER; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 67349185942     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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