By : meor syukri bin meor aris ( 2012281884 ) hanis ridzha minarwan bin ahmad zuki ( 2012808042 )

USER-CENTERED DESIGN

Electric Jug Kettle

IDT205ergonomics

Lecturer : En. Azmir Mamat Nawi

INTRODUCTION User-centered design can be characterized as

a multistage problem solving process that not only requires designers to analyze but to test the user behavior in real world with actual users.

Ergonomic Handle ON/OFF switch with indicator light. Cordless Automatic boiling shut-off Boil-dry protection Thermo fuse Max capacity is 2.0 L

Product features.

Electric Jug Kettle

Ergonomic handle

ON/OFF switch with indicator light.

Hinged lid

User characteristic Personal characteristic :

Adults Age : 18-44 Gender : male and female Education : student, teacher, lecture, police.

Anthropometric Hand size.

User need and requirement

Hand size

Adult’s hand

Average length : male - 189mm female - 172mm

Physical characteristic : Adults

male female

Physical and psychological characteristic of the user.

Age Gender

18 – 24Years(cm)

25 – 34 Years(cm)

35 – 44Years(cm)

men 185.7 187.5 184.2

women 172.5 170.9 170.7

95%ile

Age

Gender

18 – 24 Years(cm)

25 – 34Years(cm)

35 – 44 Years(cm)

men 163.3 163.6 163.1

women 152.4 151.6 151.4

5%ile

Stature

I ( cm ) J ( cm ) K ( cm )

95%ile 8.07 4.63 3.78

5%ile 7.00 3.92 3.24

Adult male hand dimensions in centimeters by selected percentiles

hand

Psychological characteristic :

Perceptual abilities visual perceptions and auditory perception, cognitive abilities information processing related to labeling, attentions and memory.

Fatigue * user will fell tired or not when use the product. Endurance * it shows that the product is durable or not when

used over and over again. Energy experience * it means users will use own energy or machine.

adultsUser :

In this assignment, we can know about many things such as products features and user. When we know about that, it can help us to create and design a ergonomic products. As we know to create a new design must do a lot of research to get the information. With perfect and true information will creation a best product in market.

Conclusion