Design of Home Study Furniture for Students of 14-18 Years

Gurmeet Singh, Manu Thundathil

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

Abstract

This study was conducted for students of 14–18 years of age and their existing home study furniture to evaluate the ergonomic and usability aspects. Home study furniture has a major impact on students’ academic performance and their learning behaviour. The target users were selected from three districts of Kerala—Kollam, Trivandrum and Ernakulum—to study their pain points, concerns and ethnography of their study settings. A huge ergonomic mismatch was found and correlated with the users’ attitude towards studies. Further, key insights were drawn to design an ergonomic, highly suitable and effective furniture for the target group in context with their pain points and various academic needs. The final solution of the home study furniture was selected after the concept evaluation matrix and strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis of the concepts generated during the ideation phase. Afterwards, the CAD model and prototype of the final solution were made, tested with the prospective users, and their feedback was incorporated into the final product.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Design and Thermal Systems
Subtitle of host publicationLecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
EditorsL Ganippa, R Karthikeyan, V Muralidharan
Pages373-387
Number of pages15
Publication statusPublished - 21 Mar 2021
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
PublisherSpringer, Singapore
ISSN (Print)2195-4356
ISSN (Electronic)2195-4364

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Design of Home Study Furniture for Students of 14-18 Years'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this