User Centred Ecodesign: Experiences from the Design of a Human-Powered Remote Control
This paper presents early results from research into the design of Human-powered Remote Control product. This is a collaborative project between the Environmental Competence Centre, Philips Consumer Electronics, Philips Environmental Services at CFT, Philips Electronics and undertaken as a graduate project at the Design for Sustainability group, TUDelft. Previous research has indicated the feasibility of Human-powered technology for small electronic product applications. There are a number of Human-powered products and technologies emerging now on the market. However there are a number of technological, user input options and ways to generate energy that would dramatically alter the product design and interface. Little research has previously considered these more user centred human-powered technology questions, or these more market-related issues in EcoDesign more generally. For examples, what kind of energy generation is acceptable for a particular human-powered devices and how much effort are consumer prepared to input? This paper presents early results from a research project aimed to explore these issues, and also shows a way in which EcoDesign research and methodologies can and should move more from their roots into greener technologies, processes and materials towards market, consumer and user-related issues.
E.Smit A.L.N.Stevels C Sherwin
国际会议
The 4th International Conference on Waste Management and Technology(第四届固体废物管理与技术国际会议)
北京
英文
209-216
2009-11-28（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）