2134/15758
George Torrens
George
Torrens
Gavin L. Williams
Gavin L.
Williams
R. Huxley
R.
Huxley
" Could you open this jar for me please": a pilot study of the physical nature of jar opening.
Loughborough University
2014
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Design Practice and Management not elsewhere classified
2014-09-03 13:37:52
Conference contribution
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/conference_contribution/_Could_you_open_this_jar_for_me_please_a_pilot_study_of_the_physical_nature_of_jar_opening_/9339446
The Department of Trade and Industry have recently published a report
highlighting the problems of opening foodstuff packaging. The aim of this
pilot study was to observe and document the different techniques used by a
range of male and female subjects as they tried to open one of the packaging
types highlighted in the report as difficult to open, a vacuum-sealed fruit jam
jar. Three types of fruit jam jars were assessed with four subjects, two males
and two females. Each subject was physically characterised. During the task
performance upper limb posture and the forces applied through the jam jar
were recorded using a video camera, a CODA motion capture system and a
universal grip dynamometer (UGD). The relationship between the physical
characteristics and task performance will be discussed in relation to vacuum
jar packaging design, and the appropriateness of the assessment methods
used.