ADMT T3W4 Ergonomics (Product Description and Idea Trigger)

Product Description: A plastic hook which allows you to hook plastic bags onto it.


1. What are the design considerations when designing this product?
The design considers the the usability of the product. Like what material to use and what kind of shape so that it can maximize the weight allowance.

2.Would an elderly faced difficulty using this product? If yes, what are the difficulties that the elderly would face? 
No, i don't think so. The hooks are very straight forward and it is easy for every elderly to hook a plastic bag onto it.


3.What do you think can be done to improve on the design of the product to suit the elderly? (Sketch the improved design in your sketchbook and take a picture of it. Post the improved sketch at the end of your post.)

Ergonomics II

1. What is Ergonomics?

Ergonomics is the study of posture and Motion. Helping people develop the subtle coordination of thought and physical action required to monitor and alter harmful patterns of posture an movement. 

2. What are the five aspects of Ergonomics?

• Safety
• Comfort
• Ease of Use
• Productivity/ Performance
• Aesthetics 

3. For each aspects of Ergonomics, explain with an example of a product that is designed for the elderly, and how the product meet with that particular aspect of Ergonomics.

• Safety- We can raise the overall lighting level so that the elderly will not fall easily at night because of the darkness.
• Comfort- Bigger Buttons can be used because finger dexterity decreases thus causing the elderly to miss the buttons. 

• Ease of Use- Computers with keys with bigger fonts can be invented, or may be even a elderly friendly computer Operating System. Due to the advancement in Computer Technology and Artificial Intelligence, the age of the people utilizing the computer can stretch to a wide number.

• Productivity-The elderly can increase productivity in such a way we can invent some software just for the elderly with user-friendly interface so when they use it, it is so easy to understand and solves hassles in a click of a button. This has been invented some time back.
• Aesthetics- The walking stick is a common aesthetics for the elderly.

Ergonomics I

1.Compare the two different workplaces. State your Observations.

• The first workplace has products with bad ergonomics. e.g the chair from the first workplace has armrest as high as his elbows which doesn't provide him with the armrest function
• The second one has good ergonomics compliance. e.g the chair is much more flexible then the first one.

2.Which workplace is preferred? State with reasons why one workplace is preferred over another.

• The second workplace is definitely better. The reasons are that they provide much better desk instruments that provide comfort and easy working. It gives a very good workflow that improves productivity of any staff using that work desk. e.g the chair has adjustable armrests so when you need to take a sip of drink from your mug, it can be lifted up and the best part is that you can lean down.

3. What are the considerations that should be taken into account when designing a workplace suitable for the user.

1. Comfort and Simplicity
2. Incorrect Height and Depth
3. Task Lighting
4. Freedom of Movement
5. Prolonged laptop use

4. Why do you think that Ergonomics is important when designing?

It is important because the Ergonomics of a product can determine the safety of a person because a person can get injured if proper ergonomics are not in place in the office etc. It can also provide a proper posture for whoever is using the product

Task 3 (My not-so elder friendly toiler)

 This is the entrance of the toilet, the box on the right is for the purpose for the elderly of placing their walking stick into it and a toilet-friendly walking stick to be exchanged.

 The towels and the bathing cubicle are generally near to each other for more enhanced mobility when moving around in the toilet

This is the final Bird's Eye View of the toiler.

4th Observation--- 23.06.10

For the past few days when i was in Hong Kong where the aging population is growing as rapidly as us, I realised some very significant social life in them. Even when aged, they still were working as hawkers with smiles on their faces, living every second to the fullest. I am not trying to say you cant see that in Singapore, but it is much more rare here. The elderly there were kind, depending on the ones you meet but in my opinion, they were generally great. But come to think of it, has Singapore achieved that standard of optimism when even Age 70 with a well funded family still coming out on the streets to collect cardboard sheets for her own income? I guess to bring down all the observation this whole entire month, it all depends on the perspective you are looking at. In conclusion, all of the unhappiness and happiness all boils down to the social interaction of the elderly.

3rd week of June--- 16.06.10

16.06 was the day before i departed for Hong Kong. I observed something special today, which was the packing of luggage my grandparents did. They efficient on what they would want to bring but some of the cabinets require them to stretch in to grab it out, which is not a good sign. Seems like carboards play a huge role in this too. Another fact is that their memory is slightly bad and they tend to panic when they think of something they thought of but took a long time to obtain. Although memory is something very hard to fix, the social issue comes in, as younger generation, we have a responsibility to remind them.

2nd Week of June--- 09.06.10

Today was considered a lucky day for me, I visited a couple in my neighborhood to conduct a interview for my project work. Their age were till the extreme, almost 80-90 years old. I saw slight loneliness in them. I can see they are having some troubles socializing, especially when they are the small population of humans in Singapore aged 80-90. The moment we came in, they totally changed. They really loved sharing their stories with us willingly and happily. It really seemed they were younger as so. It seems like the elderly also need a lot of moral support. I also realized that the walking aids width was to big to pass through some places and they need the assistance of holding the wall. Walking aids can be installed in homes of elderly like how the install them in a hospital for weak patients to hold on so just to make sure they remain their balance.

1st Week of June--- 04.06.10

Today, what I have observed of the elderly is that they require a lot of need to pick up stuff due to their aging stiff backs, I personally think that we could invent some tool that can do that for them. As from what i seen when i pass by guardian today, I saw some walking sticks integrated with a chair which was what my family had bought for my grandfather for some overseas trip use. It seems the models have changed to be more portable with more features.

P.S The 4 weeks was all typed in pen&paper so i was just transferring stuff in.

Holiday Hmk Part 1

Here are the four key recommendations in the report which I will be elaborating:

1. Elder-friendly housing

By elder-friendly housing, in my own opinion, is to provide the elderly proper accommodation, enough money to pay for the electricity and water bill even though retired. By Elder-Friendly housing, the prime factor is to make things affordable, easy and happy for the elderly.

2. Barrier-free society

In my view point of barrier-free society, it best describe by accepting the elderly as people who has needs and we are there to help. Like a simple giving away a seat to the elderly is also considered constructing a barrier-free society. It's the way the elderly feel accepted in the society and do not have the impression that they are burdens of the society but couldn't do anything about it.

3. Holistic affordable healthcare and eldercare

Regarding the above topic is a growing one. More and more elderly are getting some unsightly diseases that are very life-threatening. Same, they are retired with no income and paying for healthcare is hard. Example paying for a hospital stay without a government subsidy will already stress out the elderly. So, the government has to provide support to the elderly by assisting them in healthcare and eldercare.

4. Active lifestyles and well-being

To ensure the active lifestyles and well-being is just as simple as saying hi to an elderly when you see them, they will feel more recognized in the society rather than a burden. Family bonding is also a great thing to do. The elderly can sometimes hangout at the various places for a game of chess or even a simple chit-chat. In conclusion, active lifestyles and well being is easily said as maintaining a relationship, kinship and friendship.

Why Elder-Friendly housing?

We need to provide a wider range of options to cater to a more diverse baby boomer cohort with higher expectations. These housing options need to be fitted with age-sensitive features to enable seniors to remain independent.

How do we ensure that the quality of eldercare here in Singapore is affordable?

The government will top up Medisave accounts of less well-off Singaporeans when there are budget surpluses. Not only that, f

amily physicians have to play an important role in the management of healthcare needs for seniors. Follow-ups by a dedicated family physician within close proximity to the client will ensure that seniors’ multiple needs will be comprehensively and holistically taken care of. 

What can we do to help as SST students?

There is lots of things we could do, referring to the above 4 outcomes, it turns out that we can start off by showing more of our concern and love to our grandparents or any elderly close to us. Secondly, when we see a elder at the MRT/LRT train without a seat, we will show our politeness and give the seat to he/she so that they will feel that their needs are recognize. Lastly, we can innovate ideas for a better living lifestyle in their living room by constructing some fairly good systems to aid them when at home.

1. What are the 3 key takeaways from today’s visit

I have learned more about the four national taps.
NEWater is only for sampling
How IPU can help us


2. Name 2 concepts that you have learnt today during the visit.

The ways to conserve water
How the water is being recycled in NEWater plants


3. What is the 1 interesting thing that you have learnt today?

How fine can the filtration be and how effective it is.

4. What are the things that you can do to help with water conservation in Singapore?

I could try take shorter baths and not waste water unnecessarily.

Photograph Story

He was a nerd....


Until...


He appeared on the S-102 Celeb blog page:s102-2010celebs.blogspot.com
HE WAS SO HAPPY!

World without ADMT

Here's the sketch

Isometric, Oblique and Orthographic Drawing

Isometric means:

• coordinate axes appear equally foreshortened and the angles between any two of them are 120 degrees.
• Used in technical and engineering drawings.
  

Oblique can mean:

• perpendicular
• not straightforward
• indirect
• obscure

Orthographic Drawing is:

• Form of Parallel Projection
• Orthogonal to projection plane.

All the above information are adapted as follows:

Isometric: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isometric_projection

Oblique: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblique

Orthographic projection: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthographic_projection

ADMT Environment Definition

Environment definitions:
Source:
Macintosh Dictionary:

Meaning 1: the surroundings or conditions in which a person,animal or plant lives or operates. e.g a field or a city district etc.
Alternate meaning 1: the setting or condition in which a particular activity is carried on. e.g a place that sets a condition for human activity.
Alternate Meaning 2: Computing the overall structure within which a user,computer or program operates. e.g programming etc.
Alternate Meaning 3: the natural world, as a whole or in a a particular geographical area especially as affected by human activity.
e.g mother earth

Source:
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environment

Meaning 1: a Built Environment in which it is constructed to provide setting for human activity.Like the world we now live in
Alternate Meaning 1: a Natural Environment is constructed in which all living and non-living occur on Earth.It can also interpreted as something living and non-living things share.
Alternate Meaning 2: a Social Environment is the culture that an individual lives in and the people and institutions with whom they interact it can also be in where communications take place
Alternate Meaning 3: it can also be a Desktop Environment which relates to computing and it is a graphical user interface to the computer
Like user friendly interface so on..

Source:
The Free Dictionary:
www.thefreedictionary.com/environment

Meaning 1: it is the circumstances or conditions that surround one e.g objects living things etc.
Alternate Meaning 1: the totality of circumstances surrounding an organism or group of organism. Its like a sum up of all living things and non-living things
Alternate Meaning 2: in computer science, it relates to an entire set of conditions under which one operates a computer as it relates to the hardware, operating hardware operating platform or operating system

In conclusion,
My opinion of Environment is:
Built Environment: A setting in which all living or non-living things share.
Natural Environment: A sum up of all living things and non-living things in existence
Computer Science: A graphical user interface in which its entire set of conditions operates as one to form hardware, software operating platform of operating system

Last but not least, Environment can relate to many types of environment on earth and it exists in different meanings.

ADMT Lesson 1: Personal Reflection

1. What does ADMT means to you?

It means alot to me because i feel very honoured that only our school provides this subject

2. What are the attitude that an ADMT student should have?

an ADMT student should be patient and can do some critical thinking and is also creative

3. What are you aspiration as an ADMT student?

I hope to achieve alot through ADMT because i am probably 1 of 200 secondary student in singapore doing this subject because it is such a rare opportunity.

4. How do you think you can achieve your aspiration?

I think i can achieve that through having patience and being creative