Principles of Designing a Chair for Iranian Kitchen, Concerning Kansei Engineering Approach

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Khyat Ardestani, Fahimeh Sadat | 2013

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Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
Language: Farsi
Document No: 44164 (01)
University: Sharif University of Technology
Department: Industrial Engineering
Advisor(s): Eshraghniaye Jahromi, Abdolhamid; Sadeghi Naeini, Hassan
Abstract:
Iranian women spend a lot of times in the kitchen area in order to have good effects on the family. Unfortunately, we see many of them are suffering from body injuries and particularly musculoskeletal disorders in their middle ages. Many factors cause such problems among which awkward postures are mentioned and with identifying these postures, corrective solutions could be proposed.In this study, firstly, relationship of body injuries with working in the kitchen area is considered, awkward postures are identified and expedient actions are suggested. The aim of this study is chosen designing a suitable task chair for kitchen among the proposed solutions. Then, chair specifications are considered with kansei engineering approach, an emotional design of product, and finally a concept for a kitchen task chair is presented stemming from consumer needs and emotions. The chair concept of this study is designed in consistent with the Iranian people specifically women and some precise mechanisms are devised in it to facilitate kitchen works and the CAD drawing of each part is provided
Keywords:
Ergonmics ; Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) ; Ovako Working Posture Analysis System (OWAS) Method ; Kansei Engineering ; Chair Design