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Ergonomic Based Design and Survey of Elementary School Furniture

Authors :
Maheshwar
Jawalkar, Chandrashekhar S.
Source :
Journal on School Educational Technology. Mar-May 2014 9(4):27-31.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

This paper presents the ergonomic aspects in designing and prototyping of desks cum chairs used in elementary schools. The procedures adopted for the assessment included: the study of existing school furniture, design analysis and development of prototypes. The design approach proposed a series of adjustable desks and chairs developed in terms of ergonomic concepts. In the development stage, the production cost, ease of management, installation and storage were the important factors undertaken. A questionnaire based subjective comfort evaluation survey was carried out on the developed prototypes and the results showed good response and satisfaction levels up to an overall 94%. The details on the ergonomically designed prototype, its development process and customer satisfaction survey have been elaborated in this paper.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0973-2217
Volume :
9
Issue :
4
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
Journal on School Educational Technology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
EJ1097668
Document Type :
Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research