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posted on 2006-06-09, 11:29 authored by Russell MarshallRussell Marshall, J. Mark Porter, Keith CaseKeith Case, Ruth Sims, Diane GyiDiane Gyi‘Design for All’ is an approach to product, environment or service design that aims to maximise the usability of a
particular design. However, a key concept of this approach is not to tailor designs to the user in a bespoke fashion,
but rather to provide a single solution that accommodates the needs of all users including those who are older or
disabled.
In order to support the designer / design team in ‘Design for All’ a computer aided design and analysis tool has been
developed. The tool, known as HADRIAN, has been developed to address two critical factors. The first factor is
the provision of accurate and applicable data on the target users including a broad spectrum of size, shape, age and
ability. The second factor is an efficient and effective means of utilising the data for ergonomics evaluations during
the concept stages of design. HADRIAN’s database and task analysis tool work in combination with the existing
human modelling system SAMMIE. The system as a whole allows assessment of a design against the population in
the database providing a means to elicit some of the feedback that might be gained by real user trials at a stage in the
design process when physical mock-ups and user group selection would be prohibitively time consuming and
expensive.
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MARSHALL, R. ... et al, 2004. Using Hadrian for eliciting virtual user feedback in 'Design For All'. IMECHE Proceedings Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 218(B9), pp. 1203-1210Publisher
© Professional Engineering PublishingPublication date
2004Notes
This article was published in the journal, IMECHE Proceedings Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture [© PEP] and is also available at: http://journals.pepublishing.com/link.asp?id=119784.ISSN
0954-4054Language
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