Development of Student Workplace Through Harmonizing Design for Ergonomics and Portability Using TRIZ Methodology
摘要
In product development, there are certain requirements need to fulfill that will benefit the user of the product itself. These requirements include functional, design and even ergonomic requirements. If all requirements are considered in a product, problems may arise due to some contradictions. An example of a product which has certain contradictory requirements is a student workplace. In this paper, student workplace is developed for students of Bulacan State University to enhance existing ones which are currently stationary and ergonomic requirements are not considered. Due to limited space in the university, the student workplace is aimed to be portable but must still satisfy ergonomic requirements for the students. To develop the product, the researchers planned four phases namely design conceptualization which utilizes Theory of Inventive Problem-Solving (TRIZ), prototyping, usability testing and product design improvement. Portability and ergonomic requirements were found to have some contradictions based on the design conceptualization phase and prototyping. The findings showed that these requirements can be harmonized using the solution presented by TRIZ methodology.