Redesign of a grass trimmer
The assignment was to find a handheld tool that could be used around the house or garden, which had some ergonomic problems.
Once you choose a product, find the problems and hack the original product to create a new, better version of the product.
Once you choose a product, find the problems and hack the original product to create a new, better version of the product.
Problem definition of the original grass trimmer:
Ideating with hand-drawn sketches in Autodesk Sketchbook pro.
I drew the 3D-add ons in Siemens NX and had them 3D-printed so I could use them to ‘hack’ the prototype.
After the project was finished, it was time for user testing.
The people in the pictures, who all fell within the determined user group, were asked to take the grass trimmer and hold it as they would use it. All test people determined the ergonomics of the grass trimmer had greatly improved.
After the project was finished, it was time for user testing.
The people in the pictures, who all fell within the determined user group, were asked to take the grass trimmer and hold it as they would use it. All test people determined the ergonomics of the grass trimmer had greatly improved.
And finally the storyboard of the redesigned product.
