User-centred design of a portable fire extinguisher
This case study documents the process followed to produce an alternative design of fire extinguisher. The work focuses on how informative data can be gathered for an ethically challenging product scenario through the use of a range of user-centred research methods, including: literature review; prod...
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| description | This case study documents the process followed to produce an alternative design of fire extinguisher. The work focuses on how informative data can be gathered for an ethically challenging product scenario through the use of a range of user-centred research methods, including: literature review; product evaluation; shadowing study; empathy study; expert interview; focus groups; and simulation equipment. Design improvements as a consequence of this process include: reductions in size and weight; refillable cartridges; single-handed operation; intuitive form; minimal clean up post-use; and better portability. |
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| spelling | nottingham-425602020-05-04T18:52:27Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42560/ User-centred design of a portable fire extinguisher Amos, Mary Lawson, Glyn This case study documents the process followed to produce an alternative design of fire extinguisher. The work focuses on how informative data can be gathered for an ethically challenging product scenario through the use of a range of user-centred research methods, including: literature review; product evaluation; shadowing study; empathy study; expert interview; focus groups; and simulation equipment. Design improvements as a consequence of this process include: reductions in size and weight; refillable cartridges; single-handed operation; intuitive form; minimal clean up post-use; and better portability. SAGE 2017-07-01 Article PeerReviewed Amos, Mary and Lawson, Glyn (2017) User-centred design of a portable fire extinguisher. Ergonomics in Design, 25 (3). pp. 20-27. ISSN 1064-8046 Fire extinguisher User-centred design Ergonomics Industrial design User testing Design process http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1064804617707871 doi:10.1177/1064804617707871 doi:10.1177/1064804617707871 |
| spellingShingle | Fire extinguisher User-centred design Ergonomics Industrial design User testing Design process Amos, Mary Lawson, Glyn User-centred design of a portable fire extinguisher |
| title | User-centred design of a portable fire extinguisher |
| title_full | User-centred design of a portable fire extinguisher |
| title_fullStr | User-centred design of a portable fire extinguisher |
| title_full_unstemmed | User-centred design of a portable fire extinguisher |
| title_short | User-centred design of a portable fire extinguisher |
| title_sort | user-centred design of a portable fire extinguisher |
| topic | Fire extinguisher User-centred design Ergonomics Industrial design User testing Design process |
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