Jasmin Kaljun (Author), Bojan Dolšak (Author)

Abstract

During the process of defining suitable design solutions, a designer has to consider a wide range of influential factors. Ergonomics certainly belongs to more complex ones. Less experienced designers could encounter several problems during this design stage. Although some literature can be found about ergonomic design of hand tools, a designer still has to have amassed quite a lot of experience and knowledge in the field of ergonomic, in order to choose and carry out appropriate design and redesign actions. Existing computer tools for ergonomic design are not able to assist a designer with higher level advice within design process. An intelligent decision support system has been developed in order to overcome this bottleneck. This paper presents a knowledge base, containing ergonomic design knowledge specific for hand tools design. A pneumatic hammer handle design is used as a case study to show how ergonomic design knowledge built in the system is used to improve the ergonomic value of the product.

Keywords

ergonomics;intelligent support;hand tools;knowledge acquisition;handle design;pneumatic hammer;

Data

Language: English
Year of publishing:
Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: UM FS - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Publisher: = Association of Mechanical Engineers and Technicians of Slovenia et al.
UDC: 331.101.1:658.512.2
COBISS: 15938070 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 0039-2480
Parent publication: Strojniški vestnik
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Secondary language: Slovenian
Secondary keywords: ergonomija;inteligentna podpora;ročna orodja;zajemanje znanja;razvoj ročke;pnevmatsko kladivo;
URN: URN:NBN:SI:doc-FZ6ZSCKL
Type (COBISS): Not categorized
Pages: str. 271-280, SI 54
Volume: Vol. 58
Issue: no. 4
Chronology: apr. 2012
DOI: 10.5545/sv-jme.2011.193
ID: 1725801