Ergonomic Design Classroom Bench
Ergonomic Product Design: Classroom Bench
Author: Prof. Shriram M. Sane
Co-author: Ms. Varsha Karandikar, Paarth Savale,
Industrial and Production Engineering Department,
Vishwakarma Institute of Technology,
666, Upper Indira Nagar, Bibwewadi, Pune 411037.
ABSTRACT
Objective: To provide comfort to the students, by ergonomic design of the class room benches. As on today in most of the places the benches are designed by the manufacturer, who is many a times a furniture dealer and does not consider the Anthropometric data
Method: In this paper we have tried to design class room bench considering ergonomics as the primary objective. Though ours is the Industrial Engineering Department, we have to strive hard to get the concept accepted by the management, as there exists resistance for any change.
The students of the Third Year Engineering class collected Anthropometric data over the last four years. This data was statistically analyzed to get various percentile figures for Indian 15-25 year population.
Based upon this data we have designed the bench, which we are in the process of getting fabricated in the near future.
Results: It is expected that the new bench design will provide considerable comfort to the students.
Ergonomic Product Design: Classroom Bench
Author: Prof. Shriram M. Sane
Co-author: Ms. Varsha Karandikar, Paarth Savale,
Industrial and Production Engineering Department,
Vishwakarma Institute of Technology,
666, Upper Indira Nagar, Bibwewadi, Pune 411037.
Introduction:
The primary motive of Ergonomics is to provide comfortable and stress free working environment. Ergonomics has wide spread applications in almost every aspect of our surroundings, ranging from offices, factories, educational facilities to everyday domestic actions, sports and other recreational activities. Poor ergonomic designs often lead to contemporary plagues such as spinal ailments, carpel tunnel syndrome, back and neck pain, general fatigue, strained eyes
Author: Prof. Shriram M. Sane
Co-author: Ms. Varsha Karandikar, Paarth Savale,
Industrial and Production Engineering Department,
Vishwakarma Institute of Technology,
666, Upper Indira Nagar, Bibwewadi, Pune 411037.
ABSTRACT
Objective: To provide comfort to the students, by ergonomic design of the class room benches. As on today in most of the places the benches are designed by the manufacturer, who is many a times a furniture dealer and does not consider the Anthropometric data
Method: In this paper we have tried to design class room bench considering ergonomics as the primary objective. Though ours is the Industrial Engineering Department, we have to strive hard to get the concept accepted by the management, as there exists resistance for any change.
The students of the Third Year Engineering class collected Anthropometric data over the last four years. This data was statistically analyzed to get various percentile figures for Indian 15-25 year population.
Based upon this data we have designed the bench, which we are in the process of getting fabricated in the near future.
Results: It is expected that the new bench design will provide considerable comfort to the students.
Ergonomic Product Design: Classroom Bench
Author: Prof. Shriram M. Sane
Co-author: Ms. Varsha Karandikar, Paarth Savale,
Industrial and Production Engineering Department,
Vishwakarma Institute of Technology,
666, Upper Indira Nagar, Bibwewadi, Pune 411037.
Introduction:
The primary motive of Ergonomics is to provide comfortable and stress free working environment. Ergonomics has wide spread applications in almost every aspect of our surroundings, ranging from offices, factories, educational facilities to everyday domestic actions, sports and other recreational activities. Poor ergonomic designs often lead to contemporary plagues such as spinal ailments, carpel tunnel syndrome, back and neck pain, general fatigue, strained eyes
References: 1. Maynard H. W., Industrial Engineering Handbook, Mc-Graw Hill Publication, USA, V th Edition. 2. Niebel Benjamin and Andris Freivalds, Methods Standards and Work Design, Mc-Graw Hill Publications, 10th Edition. ----------------------- [pic]