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Russell Marshall
Russell
Marshall
Keith Case
Keith
Case
Diane Gyi
Diane
Gyi
Steve Summerskill
Steve
Summerskill
Ruth Sims
Ruth
Sims
Supporting an inclusive, sustainable approach to design and manufacture
Loughborough University
2012
Ageing workforce
Manufacturing
Inclusive design
Human modelling
Design Practice and Management not elsewhere classified
2012-10-12 13:12:10
Conference contribution
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/conference_contribution/Supporting_an_inclusive_sustainable_approach_to_design_and_manufacture/9340328
Taking a more inclusive and accessible approach to the design of products, services
and systems is supported with a proven business model. Due to the increasing age of global
populations and the prevalence of people with a disability, there is a significant market to be
addressed through more inclusive design. Taking an inclusive approach can then act as a
driver for more sustainable product development ensuring that products meet the needs of the
broadest range of users possible and are sufficiently flexible to meet the changing demands of
users as they age. This paper reports on research done in order to address shortcomings in the
tools available to designers looking to take an inclusive approach and the availability of data
to support such tools. In particular the paper introduces a digital human modelling tool called
HADRIAN designed to allow the evaluation of designs within a CAD environment that
consider the abilities of a very broad range of users. However, design is one element within
the realisation of products. This paper explores also explores the use of HADRIAN beyond its
initial design-led remit, into the implications for the manufacture of these inclusive products as
part of a broader view of sustainable manufacturing practice.