1st Edition
Product Intervention User-Centric Design to Fabrication
This book covers all aspects of design thinking and its intervention as needed for developing products for the elderly. The book deals with the Universal Principles of Design and how they can be included with Technological Interventions for showcasing the product lifecycle.
The main technical features include the Anthropometry calculations, Design Thinking approach on the healthcare products, and selection of target group which is elderly in the presented context. Further, the complete product development cycle, the choice of materials, assessment of the designs, prototyping phases and the final product are all discussed in detail. The various fabrication strategies to reduce the cost of the product, ideation stages and Feedback and Assessment right from design to product development stage are discussed.
All the Anthropometry details are included specifically for the target group chosen; its mathematical understanding, error, etc. are all discussed in the book. The ideations, rendering and conceptualization based on Cognitive Ergonomics or Hawthorne and various other effects are also discussed in detail.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Design and Technology
1.1Universal Principles of Design
1.2 What is Design Thinking?
1.3 Design thinking Methods
1.4 Anthropometry and Ergonomics
1.5 Design as applicable to products
1.6 Why Design and Technology need to go hand in hand
Chapter 2: Health Care Products for Elderly
2.1 Daily need products for design and technology intervention
2.1 Introduction to Walking Stick for the elderly and its parts
2.3 Problems in using a Walking Stick for the elderly
2.4 Introduction to Umbrella for elderly and its parts
2.5 Problems in using an Umbrella for elderly and its parts
2.6 Scope of the work
Chapter 3: Re-design issues of the Walking Stick for the elderly
3.1 Anthropometry of the Indian Elderly
3.2 Design of the Questionnaire for Direct observation and analysis
3.3 Design Thinking Approach using Double Diamond and Empathy map
3.4 Design Concepts
3.5 Discussion and Conclusion
Chapter 4: Technology intervention in the designs of the Walking Stick
4.1 Color Scheme
4.2 Technological Intervention through process flow
4.3 Walking Stick 1 concept: Fabrication, Features and Technology intervention
4.4 Walking Stick 2 concept: Fabrication, Features and Technology intervention
4.5 Walking Stick 3 concept: Fabrication, Features and Technology intervention
4.6 Feedback of the Walking Sticks through Design Thinking approach
4.7 Conclusion
Chapter 5: Re-design issues of the Umbrella for the elderly
5.1 Anthropometry of the Indian Elderly
5.2 Design of the Questionnaire for Direct observation and analysis
5.3 Design Thinking Approach using Double Diamond and Empathy map
5.4 Design Concepts
5.5 Discussion and Conclusion
Chapter 6: Technology intervention in the designs of the Umbrella
6.1 Technological Intervention through process flow
6.2 Asymmetric Umbrella concept: Fabrication, Features and Technology intervention
6.3 Conventional Umbrella concept: Fabrication, Features and Technology intervention
6.4 Feedback of the Umbrella prototypes through Design Thinking approach
6.5 Discussion and Conclusion
Chapter 7: Technology inputs to Design for products
7.1 Technology in market
7.2 Design inputs to Technology
7.3 Technologists versus Designers
Biography
Biswajeet Mukherjee has completed his Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech) in Electronics and Communication Engineering from GGSIP University, Delhi; Master of Technology (M. Tech) in Microwave Electronics from Department of Electronic Science, University of Delhi and his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D) from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai. He is currently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Jabalpur.
In his career, he has completed several externally sponsored research projects from various organizations like the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) of Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India; Science for Equity and Empowerment Division (SEED), DST; Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology (MPCST), Government of Madhya Pradesh, etc.
He has successfully guided two PhD students and six are completing their PhD under his supervision. He has already guided ten Master’s thesis as well. He is a Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, published by the IOS press, the Netherlands. He was selected amongst the Top 2% scientists of the world based on the list issued by Stanford University, USA. He is the recipient of the Best Paper Award at the International Conference on Innovative Product Design and Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (ICIPDIMS), 2019 at NIT Rourkela, India. He was awarded Hari Om Ashram Prerit Harivallabhdas Chunilal Shah Research Endowment Prize in the field of Electronics & Communication for the year of 2015-16, declared in 2017, by Sardar Patel University, Gujarat. He was awarded the INSA Visiting Scientist Fellowship for 2017-18. He received the Young Engineer Award of the Institution of Engineers India (IEI), at Vijaywada, India, in 2016. He is a receipient of the "Young Scientist Award" at the 31st URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (GASS) at Beijing, China, August 16 – 23, 2014.
His research areas include Microwave and Antenna Engineering, Electromagnetics, Dielectric Resonators and Product Design in Electronics.
