DCG 2018 STUDENT ASSIGNMENT

HIGHER LEVEL PART A (OCTOBER) OUTPUT 1 DESIGN RESEARCH

OUTPUT 21 DESIGN FEATURE COMPARISON ELECTRONIC

OUTPUT 22 DESIGN FEATURE COMPARISON GRAPHIC

OUTPUT 3 FREEHAND GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION

OUTPUT 4 SOLIDWORKS [SOFT COPY]

OUTPUT 51 SOLIDWORKS [HARD COPY]

OUTPUT 52 SOLIDWORKS [HARD COPY]

OUTPUT 6 PHOTOREALISTIC REPRESENTATION

PART B (NOVEMBER) OUTPUT 71 DESIGN SOLUTION INSPIRATIONS

OUTPUT 72 DESIGN SOLUTION DEVELOPMENT

OUTPUT 73 DESIGN SOLUTION GRAPHICAL

OUTPUT 8 FREEHAND GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONOUTPUT

OUTPUT 91 SOLIDWORKS [HARD COPY]

OUTPUT 92 SOLIDWORKS [HARD COPY]

OUTPUT 93 PHOTOREALISTIC REPRESENTATION

SCHOOL ROLL NO 000000A

STUDENT DOB 01011901

STUDENT EXAM NUMBER 0123456

COMPUTER

MOUSE

PART A EXAMPLE

MR JOSEPH LYSTER

PATRICIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL

NEWBRIDGE

CO KILDARE

OUTPUT 11 DESIGN RESEARCH

THE

COMPUTER

MOUSE

EVOLUTION

1964 DR ENGELBART

WHEEL MOUSE

BALL MOUSE

OPTICAL MOUSE

WIRELESS OPTICAL

BLUETOOTH MOUSE

FUNCTIONALITY

DESIGN

AESTHETICS

PRIMARY RESEARCH PRIMARY RESEARCH WAS CONDUCTED IN LOCAL TECHNOLOGY AND ELECTRICAL STORES FOR EXAMPLE DID ELECTRICAL HARVEY NORMAN HOMESTORE AND MORE GOLDEN DISCS PC WORLD AND VARIOUS OTHER OUTLETS IN ADDITION TO THIS FIRST HAND RESEARCH I ALSO RESEARCHED MOUSE PRODUCTS IN MY HOME INCLUDING A WIRELESS BLUETOOTH MOUSE I DISASSEMBLED THE MOUSE TO SEE ITS COMPONENTS AND HOW IT WAS MADE AS CAN BE SEEN IN THE PICTURE TO THE LEFT

SECONDARY RESEARCH SECONDARY RESEARCH WAS CONDUCTED USING THE INTERNET BOOKS AND MAGAZINES AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE INFORMATION PRESENTED

PLASTICS WOOD

METALS RUBBER

PRODUCT SUSTAINABILITY

THE FUJITSU GROUP IS PROMOTING ITS GREEN ICT PROJECT GREEN POLICY INNOVATION TO CONTRIBUTE TO FULFIL ITS ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS AN ICT ENTITY IN SOLVING CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUE THIS PROJECT IS AIMED AT ASSISTING CUSTOMERS AND SOCIETY AS A WHOLE IN REDUCING THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT BY PROVIDING GREEN ICT PRODUCTS AND SOLUTIONS

THE ISO 14000 FAMILY OF STANDARDS PROVIDES PRACTICAL TOOLS FOR COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS OF ALL KINDS LOOKING TO MANAGE THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES ISO 140012015 AND ITS SUPPORTING STANDARDS SUCH AS ISO 140062011 FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS TO ACHIEVE THIS THE OTHER STANDARDS IN THE FAMILY FOCUS ON SPECIFIC APPROACHES SUCH AS AUDITS COMMUNICATIONS LABELLING AND LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS AS WELL AS ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES SUCH AS CLIMATE CHANGE

MATERIALS

LEATHER

MARKETING 1960rsquos ndash 2000rsquos

LOGITECH SOLD $618 MILLION WORTH OF POINTING DEVICES IN 2011 JUST A FEW MILLION SHORT OF 2008S PEAK AND UP $90 MILLION FROM 2010 THOSE SALES WERE MADE IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHEN THE IPAD WAS THE HOTTEST ELECTRONICS DEVICE AROUND WHATEVER ROLE THE MOUSE AND KEYBOARD PLAY IN OUR FUTURE ONE THING IS CERTAIN THE MORE WE DIGITIZE OUR LIVES THE GREATER NUMBER OF TOOLS WELL NEED TO TALK WITH COMPUTERS -- WHETHER MOUSE KEYBOARD OR TECHNOLOGY STILL UNSEEN

MARKET PERSPECTIVE

COMPUTER MICE ARE OFTEN MADE FROM A COMBINATION OF MATERIALS NAMELY PLASTICS RUBBER WOOD AND METAL PLATICS SUCH AS PET ABS AND ACRYLIC ARE COMMONLY USED BOTH OF THE THERMOPLASTIC AND THERMOSETTING PLASTIC VARIETY CERTAIN MATERIALS SUCH AS RUBBER AND LEATHER ARE USED FOR THEIR GRIP COMFORT CONTROL AND DURABILITY PROPERTIES

MATERIALS

A COMPUTER MOUSE IS AN INPUT DEVICE THAT IS MOST OFTEN USED WITH A PERSONAL COMPUTER MOVING A MOUSE ALONG A FLAT SURFACE CAN MOVE THE ON-SCREEN CURSOR TO DIFFERENT ITEMS ON THE SCREEN ITEMS CAN BE MOVED OR SELECTED BY PRESSING THE MOUSE BUTTONS

ERGONOMICS amp

ANTHROPOMETRICS A COMPUTER MOUSE DESIGN IS BASED ON A NUMBER OF ERGONOMIC FACTORS WHICH RELATE TO OR ARE DESIGNED FOR EFFICIENCY AND COMFORT IN THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT HUMAN ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENT IS AN IMPORTANT INPUT FACTOR WITHIN THIS PROCESS IN TERMS OF GUIDING DESIGN SHAPE AND SIZE REGARDING COMPUTER MOUSE DESIGN HAND COMFORT POSITIONING AND MOVEMENT COUPLED WITH FINGER CONTROL MOVEMENTS INFORM A VARIETY OF SHAPES AND FUNCTIONAL COMPONENTS ON COMPUTER MICE SURFACE PRESSURE PALM COMFORT AND FINGER MOVEMENT ARE ALL EMBEDDED THROUGH ERGONOMIC AND ANTHROPOMETRIC CONSIDERATIONS AS COMPUTER MICE INVOLVE LONG REPITIVE USE AND THEREFORE MUST SUPPORT THE USER SPECFIC COMPUTER MICE HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED FOR CAD DRAWING AS WELL AS ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR FULLY AND PARTIALLY DISABLED USERS

MOVEMENT

GRIP

MEASUREMENT

USUABILITY

SURFACE PRESSURE

ANGULAR

VECTOR FORCES

CIRCUIT DIAGRAM

MICROCHIP

PROCESSORS

OPTICAL LED

PARTS

EXPLODED VIEW

DISASSEMBLED

MOUSE

AESTHETICS

CAD

TECHNOLOGY

TODAY

FUNCTIONALITY

WIRELESS

BLUETOOTH amp USB

RECHARGABLE BATTERY

SHAPE

COLOUR

PURPOSE

FUNCTION

STYLE

CONTEMPORARY

TEXTURE USB CABLE

DESIGN AESTHETICS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPEARANCE OF A PRODUCT IN COMPUTER MOUSE DESIGN BOTH AESTHETICS AND ERGONOMICS ARE WORKED TOGETHER FOR OPTIMAL APPEARANCE AND PERFORMANCE AESTHEITCS ARE INFLUENCED BY TARGET MARKETS GENDER AND USES LIKE GAMING amp CAD ETC MIXED MATERIALS AND ERGONOMIC SHAPES GIVE CONTRASTING SURFACES WHERE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS AND BUTTONS CAN BE ARRANGED AND HIGHLIGHTED FOR USE

RIGHT CLICK AND LEFT CLICK FUNCTIONS

OLD COMPUTER

NEW COMPUTER

ERGONOMICS amp

ANTHROPOMETRICS

PAGE 1

EXPLORATION OF BRIEF

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80rsquos

90rsquos

00rsquos

60rsquos

OUTPUT 12 DESIGN RESEARCH

PAGE

2

EXPLORATION OF BRIEF

THERE ARE AT LEAST TWO PRIMARY CONSIDERATIONS FOR ERGONOMICS PROTECTION FROM INJURYDISCOMFORT RISK FACTORS FOR FORCE POSTURE AND REPETITIONFREQUENCY DURATION (OF INDIVIDUAL FORCE OR POSTURE EVENTS OF THE DAY) TO OPTIMIZE PERFORMANCE AND ACCURACYPRECISION AND COMFORT

FOREARM FLAT VERY COMMON AND EASY TO PROCURE GENERALLY SIMPLE AND INEXPENSIVE SUITABLE FOR NON-INTENSIVE USE AMONG HEALTHY POPULATIONS THE FOREARM REMAINS IN NEAR EXTREME PRONATION DURING USE A POTENTIAL POSTURAL RISK FACTOR ESPECIALLY FOR HEAVY COMPUTER USERS

FOREARM ANGLED REDUCES FOREARM PRONATION WHILE MAINTAINING A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE TO TRADITIONAL 1048738AT DESIGNS ANGLED FOREARM MICE ARE OFTEN IF NOT ALWAYS DESIGNED FOR EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT HAND AND CANNOT BE USED INTERCHANGEABLY BY EITHER HAND SOME MODELS ARE AVAILABLE IN BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT HAND VERSIONS WHILE OTHERS ARE RIGHT HAND ONLY

FOREARM VERTICAL OFTEN TOUTED AS SUPPORTING A NATURAL HANDSHAKE POSTURE VERTICAL MICE ENCOURAGE A MORE NEUTRAL FOREARM POSTURE NON-TRADITIONAL APPEARANCE AND USABILITY EXPERIENCE MAY BE REJECTED BY SOME USERS ARE OFTEN IF NOT ALWAYS DESIGNED FOR EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT HAND AND CANNOT BE USED INTERCHANGEABLY BY EITHER HAND SOME MODELS ARE AVAILABLE IN BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT HAND VERSIONS WHILE OTHERS ARE RIGHT HAND ONLY OPERATION INVOLVES FULL-ARM MOVEMENT WHICH MAY AGGRAVATE SHOULDER DISORDERS FOR EXAMPLE AND MAY AFFECT PRECISION FOR SOME USERS AND TASKS

SPECIALIZED GRIPS DEPENDING ON THE MODEL SPECIALIZED GRIP DESIGNS ARE TYPICALLY DESIGNED WITH A SPECIFIC UNDERLYING POSTURAL THEORY IN MIND SUCH AS RECREATING A PEN-LIKE GRIP FOR PRECISION TASKS OR ENCOURAGING A POSITION OF FUNCTION FOR THE HAND NON TRADITIONAL APPEARANCE AND USABILITY EXPERIENCE MAY BE REJECTED BY SOME USERS SOME SPECIALIZED GRIP DESIGNS SUCH AS THOSE TOUTING PRECISION (EG THE BOTTOM TWO EXAMPLES AT RIGHT) ARE MORE SUITABLE FOR SPECIFIC PRECISION TASKS AND MAY NOT NECESSARILY IMPROVE THE USER EXPERIENCE FOR GENERAL COMPUTING TASKS

CENTRED ELIMINATES THE NEED TO REACH TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER REDUCING SHOULDER LOADING OFFERS FLEXIBILITY IN THE USE OF DIFFERENT FINGERSTHUMB TO OPERATE NON-TRADITIONAL APPEARANCE AND USABILITY EXPERIENCE MAY BE REJECTED BY SOME USERS SOME MODELS DONT INTEGRATE WELL WITH SHAPED OR SPLIT KEYBOARDS REQUIRES ADDITIONAL WORK SURFACE SPACE

TRACKBALL DEPENDING ON THE MODEL CAN REDUCE CONCENTRATED FORCES BY DISTRIBUTING OPERATIONS OVER MORE THAN ONE FINGER CAN PROVIDE ENHANCED PRECISION NON-TRADITIONAL APPEARANCE AND USABILITY EXPERIENCE MAY BE REJECTED BY SOME USERS SOME MODELS CONCENTRATE LOADING ONTO ONE FINGERTHUMB

TOUCH PAD INTRODUCED THE CONCEPT OF FINGERTOUCH INTERACTION MINIMIZES FORCE AT THE FINGERS AND ELIMINATES GRIP REQUIREMENTS NON-TRADITIONAL APPEARANCE AND USABILITY EXPERIENCE MAY BE REJECTED BY SOME USERS THIS TECHNOLOGY IS BEING REPLACED BY TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS THAT SUPPORT TOUCH SURFACE GESTURING

TOUCH SURFACE REDUCES OR ELIMINATES THE NEED TO GRIP MINIMIZES FORCES PROVIDES VARIABLE POSTURE SUPPORT MAY PROVIDE NEW FUNCTIONALITY (EG MULTIPLE FINGER SWIPING PROTOCOLS) NON-TRADITIONAL USABILITY EXPERIENCE MAY BE REJECTED BY SOME USERS SOME USERS EXPERIENCE HIGH ERROR RATES ESPECIALLY WHILE LEARNING THE SWIPING PROTOCOLS

PEN OR STYLUS DESIGNED TO EMULATE THE POSTURE USED IN WRITING TASKS DEPENDING ON THE MODEL CAN BE GOOD FOR PRECISION TASKS CAN RESULT IN CONTACT STRESS POINTS ON THE SIDE OR BASE OF THE HAND LIKE WRITING CAN RESULT IN HIGH PINCH GRIP FORCES

FOOT CONTROLLED ELIMINATES THE HAND(S) FROM MOUSE TASKS HAS APPLICATIONS BEYOND TYPICAL COMPUTER INPUTS (EG MUSICIANS THAT NEED TO OPERATE COMPUTERS SWITCHES WHILE PERFORMING WITH THEIR HANDS) NON-TRADITIONAL APPEARANCE AND USABILITY EXPERIENCE MAY BE REJECTED BY SOME USERS POTENTIALLY LONG LEARNING CURVE POTENTIAL PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION

ERGONOMIC RESEARCH

CAD MOUSE

ASSISTIVE MOUSE ASSISTIVE MOUSE

PRESSURE AND STRAIN

USING A COMPUTER MOUSE PLACE MOUSE AS CLOSE TO THE KEYBOARD AS POSSIBLE AND AT THE SAME HEIGHT OF THE KEYBOARD (DOES NOT APPLY TO ROLLER MOUSE) TRY USING SHORTCUT KEYS ON THE KEYBOARD MORE FREQUENTLY INSTEAD OF THE MOUSE DONT HOLD A MOUSE OR POINTING DEVICE TOO TIGHTLY OR FOR TOO LONGROTATE MOUSE ON A PERIODIC BASIS TO THE OTHER SIDE OF YOUR KEYBOARD TO BREAK UP REPETITIVE MOTION UTILIZE A GEL WRIST REST TO PREVENT WRIST FROM RESTING ON A HARD SURFACE

CAD GAMING

MOUSE

INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY

MOVEMENT SENSOR BASED

EXTERNAL SUPPORT ALTERNATIVES

ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL TECHNOLOGIES HAS BEEN MICROSOFTrsquoS KINECT AS IT HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO ANALYZE PEOPLErsquoS COMPLETE BODIES THEREBY ALLOWING FULL-BODY MOTIONS AND GESTURES

STANDARD COMPUTER MICE REQUIRE CONSTANT MOVEMENT OF THE HAND WRIST AND ARM TO OPERATE AS SUCH THEY POSE MANY PROBLEMS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGE GROUPS WITH DISABILITIES IN ADDITION USERS WHO SPEND LONG PERIODS AT THE COMPUTER CAN DEVELOP REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS CONSTANT MOUSE MOVEMENT

AS THE NAME SUGGESTS MOUSE ALTERNATIVES IS A RANGE OF DEVICES (TRACKBALLS JOYSTICKS TRACK PADS SWITCHES ETC) WHICH REPLACE MICE IN COMPUTING ACTIVITIES THESE DEVICES ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF COMPUTER USERS WITH LIMITED HAND CONTROL FINE AND GROSS MOTOR SKILL DIFFICULTIES POOR HAND-EYE COORDINATION LIMITED MANUAL DEXTERITY REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY INVOLUNTARY MUSCLE SPASMS SPASTIC AND FLACCID PARALYSIS CEREBRAL MOVEMENT DISORDER OR CENTRAL NEUROMUSCULAR DISABILITY AND INFLAMMATORY OR DEGENERATIVE CHANGE

THE FUTURE

MORE THAN 84 OF CAD DESIGN ENGINEERS REPORT A NOTICEABLE OR SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR PRODUCT DESIGNS AND THEIR ABILITY TO DETECT DESIGN PROBLEMS AS A RESULT OF USING 3D MICE - THE AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY GAIN REPORTED BY CAD USERS WHILE USING 3D MICE IS 21 - THE PAYBACK PERIOD FOR 3D MICE IS VERY SHORT TYPICALLY LESS THAN ONE MONTH

ELECTRONIC COMPARISON

O U T P U T 21 D E S I G N F E A T U R E C O M P A R I S O N

ANALYSIS INFORMATION

UNIT COST

MATERIALS

FUNCTIONERGONOMICS

DESIGN AESTHETICS

ECONOMICS

ENVIRONMENT

SOCIETY

ANALYSIS INFORMATION

UNIT COST

MATERIALS

FUNCTIONERGONOMICS

DESIGN AESTHETICS

ECONOMICS

ENVIRONMENT

SOCIETY

PRODUCT 1 3DCONNEXIONS SPACEPILOT PRO

PRODUCT 2 LOGITECH WIRELESS TRACKBALL M570 INCELEMESI

SPACEPILOT PROrsquoS PATENTED 6-DEGREES-OF-FREEDOM (6DOF) SENSOR IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO MANIPULATE DIGITAL CONTENT OR CAMERA POSITIONS SIMPLY PUSH PULL TWIST OR TILT THE 3DCONNEXION CONTROLLER CAP TO INTUITIVELY PAN ZOOM AND ROTATE WHILE YOUR OTHER HAND SIMULTANEOUSLY USES THE REGULAR MOUSE TO SELECT CREATE OR EDIT

THE DUAL-FUNCTION QUICKVIEW KEYS EXTEND THE POWER OF THE CONTROLLER CAP BY PROVIDING ONE-TOUCH ACCESS TO A RANGE OF USEFUL VIEWS MAKING IT EASY TO INSPECT MODELS FROM ANY ANGLE FOR IMPROVED ERROR DETECTION DESIGN REVIEW AND DESIGN PRESENTATION

SPACEPILOT PRO AUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZES THE ACTIVE APPLICATION AND ENVIRONMENT AND ASSIGNS 10 RELEVANT APPLICATION COMMANDS TO ITS DUAL-FUNCTION INTELLIGENT FUNCTION KEYS AS THERErsquoS NO NEED TO USE THE STANDARD MOUSE OR KEYBOARD TO SELECT THE COMMANDS USERS EXPERIENCE A SIGNIFICANTLY STREAMLINED WORKFLOW A SHORT PRESS ACTIVATES THE KEYS PRIMARY FUNCTION (COMMANDS 1 - 5)

PERSONALIZE HOW THE CONTROLLER CAP WORKS BY RESTRICTING NAVIGATION TO CERTAIN AXIS

THE CONVENIENT CTRL SHIFT ALT AND ESC KEYS ALLOW YOU TO SIMULTANEOUSLY NAVIGATE YOUR 3D MODEL WHILE ACCESSING SPECIAL APPLICATION FUNCTIONALITY OR EDITING CAPABILITIES THIS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES THE NEED TO MOVE THE HAND FROM SPACEPILOT PRO TO THE KEYBOARD RESULTING IN A MORE OPTIMIZED WORKFLOW

THE FULL-COLOR LCD PROVIDES VISUAL FEEDBACK ON THE FUNCTION KEYS NAVIGATION SETTING STATUS AND WORKFLOW APPLETS ENSURING QUICK ACCESS TO IMPORTANT INFORMATION WITHOUT INTERRUPTING YOUR WORKFLOW

SPACEPILOT PRO IS THE ULTIMATE PROFESSIONAL 3D MOUSE ENGINEERED TO EXCEL IN TODAYrsquoS MOST DEMANDING 3D SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS

3DCONNEXIONreg PATENTED SIX-DEGREES-OF-FREEDOM (6DOF) SENSOR INTUITIVELY AND PRECISELY NAVIGATE DIGITAL MODELS OR CAMERA POSITIONS IN 3D SPACE

PRICE euro335

PAGE 3

PRICE euro42

LOGITECH HAS INTRODUCED A NEW WIRELESS TRACKBALL SOLUTION (VIA USB ADAPTER) INTO THIS UNDERREPRESENTED CATEGORY OF COMPUTER MICE THE M570 ($5999 DIRECT) THIS ADVANCED NAVIGATING PERIPHERAL ALLOWS USERS THE OPTION OF SIMPLE PLUG-AND-PLAY ACTIVATION

THE M570 HAS A DARK GREY MATTE FINISH CONTRASTED BY THE BOLD MARBLE-LOOKING BLUE TRACKBALL THE DESIGN IS MODEST AND NOT OVERLY LOUD LIKE MOST GAMING MICE AND DESKTOPS TEND TO BE THE STRUCTURE OF THE DEVICE WAS COMFORTABLE AND THE WAY MY HAND CURVED AROUND ITS BODY FELT NATURAL IN BETWEEN THE TWO MOUSE BUTTONS IS A RUBBERY SCROLL WHEEL

THE M570 WEIGHS A LIGHT 48 OUNCES POUNDS BUT HELD FIRMLY IN PLACE EVEN IN MY MOST INTENSE GAMING MOMENTS BY THE FOUR RUBBER STOPPERS FOR RESISTANCE ALSO ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE DEVICE IS THE ONOFF SWITCH AND A PLACE FOR THE AA BATTERY (INCLUDED) TO POWER THE M570 THAT ALSO DOUBLES AS A HOLDING PLACE FOR THE THUMBNAIL USB WIRELESS ADAPTER THE M570 IS A LITTLE BULKY BUT IT HAS TO BE TO SUPPORT THE TRACKBALL IT MEASURES IN AT 17 BY 37 BY 57-INCHES (HWD)

THE M570 WAS RESPONSIVE WHEN PITTED UP AGAINST

EVERYDAY TASKS AND THE GAMING GRID ITS

18 MONTHS OF SUGGESTED BATTERY LIFE FROM LOGITECH

AND ITS VERSATILITY OF USE ON ANY SURFACE

(SINCE THERE IS NO MOUSE WAGGLING

REQUIRED) PROVED IT WAS A RELIABLE

COMPETITOR

GRAPHICAL COMPARISON

PAGE 3

O U T P U T 22 D E S I G N F E A T U R E C O M P A R I S O N

DESIGN SKETCHING

O U T P U T 3 F R E E H A N D G R A P H I C A L R E P R E S E N T A T I O N

PAGE 4

PART A MODEL VIEW

S

O U T P U T 51 S O L I D W O R K S O R T H O G R A P H I C

PAGE 5

PART A MODEL VIEW

S

O U T P U T 52 S O L I D W O R K S E X P L O D E D V I E W

PAGE 6

PART A IMAGES

O U T P U T 6 P H O T O R E A L I S T I C I M A G E R Y

PAGE 7

3DCONNEXIONS

SPACEPILOT

PRO

OUTPUT 11 DESIGN RESEARCH

THE

COMPUTER

MOUSE

EVOLUTION

1964 DR ENGELBART

WHEEL MOUSE

BALL MOUSE

OPTICAL MOUSE

WIRELESS OPTICAL

BLUETOOTH MOUSE

FUNCTIONALITY

DESIGN

AESTHETICS

PRIMARY RESEARCH PRIMARY RESEARCH WAS CONDUCTED IN LOCAL TECHNOLOGY AND ELECTRICAL STORES FOR EXAMPLE DID ELECTRICAL HARVEY NORMAN HOMESTORE AND MORE GOLDEN DISCS PC WORLD AND VARIOUS OTHER OUTLETS IN ADDITION TO THIS FIRST HAND RESEARCH I ALSO RESEARCHED MOUSE PRODUCTS IN MY HOME INCLUDING A WIRELESS BLUETOOTH MOUSE I DISASSEMBLED THE MOUSE TO SEE ITS COMPONENTS AND HOW IT WAS MADE AS CAN BE SEEN IN THE PICTURE TO THE LEFT

SECONDARY RESEARCH SECONDARY RESEARCH WAS CONDUCTED USING THE INTERNET BOOKS AND MAGAZINES AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE INFORMATION PRESENTED

PLASTICS WOOD

METALS RUBBER

PRODUCT SUSTAINABILITY

THE FUJITSU GROUP IS PROMOTING ITS GREEN ICT PROJECT GREEN POLICY INNOVATION TO CONTRIBUTE TO FULFIL ITS ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS AN ICT ENTITY IN SOLVING CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUE THIS PROJECT IS AIMED AT ASSISTING CUSTOMERS AND SOCIETY AS A WHOLE IN REDUCING THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT BY PROVIDING GREEN ICT PRODUCTS AND SOLUTIONS

THE ISO 14000 FAMILY OF STANDARDS PROVIDES PRACTICAL TOOLS FOR COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS OF ALL KINDS LOOKING TO MANAGE THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES ISO 140012015 AND ITS SUPPORTING STANDARDS SUCH AS ISO 140062011 FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS TO ACHIEVE THIS THE OTHER STANDARDS IN THE FAMILY FOCUS ON SPECIFIC APPROACHES SUCH AS AUDITS COMMUNICATIONS LABELLING AND LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS AS WELL AS ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES SUCH AS CLIMATE CHANGE

MATERIALS

LEATHER

MARKETING 1960rsquos ndash 2000rsquos

LOGITECH SOLD $618 MILLION WORTH OF POINTING DEVICES IN 2011 JUST A FEW MILLION SHORT OF 2008S PEAK AND UP $90 MILLION FROM 2010 THOSE SALES WERE MADE IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHEN THE IPAD WAS THE HOTTEST ELECTRONICS DEVICE AROUND WHATEVER ROLE THE MOUSE AND KEYBOARD PLAY IN OUR FUTURE ONE THING IS CERTAIN THE MORE WE DIGITIZE OUR LIVES THE GREATER NUMBER OF TOOLS WELL NEED TO TALK WITH COMPUTERS -- WHETHER MOUSE KEYBOARD OR TECHNOLOGY STILL UNSEEN

MARKET PERSPECTIVE

COMPUTER MICE ARE OFTEN MADE FROM A COMBINATION OF MATERIALS NAMELY PLASTICS RUBBER WOOD AND METAL PLATICS SUCH AS PET ABS AND ACRYLIC ARE COMMONLY USED BOTH OF THE THERMOPLASTIC AND THERMOSETTING PLASTIC VARIETY CERTAIN MATERIALS SUCH AS RUBBER AND LEATHER ARE USED FOR THEIR GRIP COMFORT CONTROL AND DURABILITY PROPERTIES

MATERIALS

A COMPUTER MOUSE IS AN INPUT DEVICE THAT IS MOST OFTEN USED WITH A PERSONAL COMPUTER MOVING A MOUSE ALONG A FLAT SURFACE CAN MOVE THE ON-SCREEN CURSOR TO DIFFERENT ITEMS ON THE SCREEN ITEMS CAN BE MOVED OR SELECTED BY PRESSING THE MOUSE BUTTONS

ERGONOMICS amp

ANTHROPOMETRICS A COMPUTER MOUSE DESIGN IS BASED ON A NUMBER OF ERGONOMIC FACTORS WHICH RELATE TO OR ARE DESIGNED FOR EFFICIENCY AND COMFORT IN THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT HUMAN ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENT IS AN IMPORTANT INPUT FACTOR WITHIN THIS PROCESS IN TERMS OF GUIDING DESIGN SHAPE AND SIZE REGARDING COMPUTER MOUSE DESIGN HAND COMFORT POSITIONING AND MOVEMENT COUPLED WITH FINGER CONTROL MOVEMENTS INFORM A VARIETY OF SHAPES AND FUNCTIONAL COMPONENTS ON COMPUTER MICE SURFACE PRESSURE PALM COMFORT AND FINGER MOVEMENT ARE ALL EMBEDDED THROUGH ERGONOMIC AND ANTHROPOMETRIC CONSIDERATIONS AS COMPUTER MICE INVOLVE LONG REPITIVE USE AND THEREFORE MUST SUPPORT THE USER SPECFIC COMPUTER MICE HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED FOR CAD DRAWING AS WELL AS ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR FULLY AND PARTIALLY DISABLED USERS

MOVEMENT

GRIP

MEASUREMENT

USUABILITY

SURFACE PRESSURE

ANGULAR

VECTOR FORCES

CIRCUIT DIAGRAM

MICROCHIP

PROCESSORS

OPTICAL LED

PARTS

EXPLODED VIEW

DISASSEMBLED

MOUSE

AESTHETICS

CAD

TECHNOLOGY

TODAY

FUNCTIONALITY

WIRELESS

BLUETOOTH amp USB

RECHARGABLE BATTERY

SHAPE

COLOUR

PURPOSE

FUNCTION

STYLE

CONTEMPORARY

TEXTURE USB CABLE

DESIGN AESTHETICS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPEARANCE OF A PRODUCT IN COMPUTER MOUSE DESIGN BOTH AESTHETICS AND ERGONOMICS ARE WORKED TOGETHER FOR OPTIMAL APPEARANCE AND PERFORMANCE AESTHEITCS ARE INFLUENCED BY TARGET MARKETS GENDER AND USES LIKE GAMING amp CAD ETC MIXED MATERIALS AND ERGONOMIC SHAPES GIVE CONTRASTING SURFACES WHERE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS AND BUTTONS CAN BE ARRANGED AND HIGHLIGHTED FOR USE

RIGHT CLICK AND LEFT CLICK FUNCTIONS

OLD COMPUTER

NEW COMPUTER

ERGONOMICS amp

ANTHROPOMETRICS

PAGE 1

EXPLORATION OF BRIEF

70rsquos

80rsquos

90rsquos

00rsquos

60rsquos

OUTPUT 12 DESIGN RESEARCH

PAGE

2

EXPLORATION OF BRIEF

THERE ARE AT LEAST TWO PRIMARY CONSIDERATIONS FOR ERGONOMICS PROTECTION FROM INJURYDISCOMFORT RISK FACTORS FOR FORCE POSTURE AND REPETITIONFREQUENCY DURATION (OF INDIVIDUAL FORCE OR POSTURE EVENTS OF THE DAY) TO OPTIMIZE PERFORMANCE AND ACCURACYPRECISION AND COMFORT

FOREARM FLAT VERY COMMON AND EASY TO PROCURE GENERALLY SIMPLE AND INEXPENSIVE SUITABLE FOR NON-INTENSIVE USE AMONG HEALTHY POPULATIONS THE FOREARM REMAINS IN NEAR EXTREME PRONATION DURING USE A POTENTIAL POSTURAL RISK FACTOR ESPECIALLY FOR HEAVY COMPUTER USERS

FOREARM ANGLED REDUCES FOREARM PRONATION WHILE MAINTAINING A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE TO TRADITIONAL 1048738AT DESIGNS ANGLED FOREARM MICE ARE OFTEN IF NOT ALWAYS DESIGNED FOR EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT HAND AND CANNOT BE USED INTERCHANGEABLY BY EITHER HAND SOME MODELS ARE AVAILABLE IN BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT HAND VERSIONS WHILE OTHERS ARE RIGHT HAND ONLY

FOREARM VERTICAL OFTEN TOUTED AS SUPPORTING A NATURAL HANDSHAKE POSTURE VERTICAL MICE ENCOURAGE A MORE NEUTRAL FOREARM POSTURE NON-TRADITIONAL APPEARANCE AND USABILITY EXPERIENCE MAY BE REJECTED BY SOME USERS ARE OFTEN IF NOT ALWAYS DESIGNED FOR EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT HAND AND CANNOT BE USED INTERCHANGEABLY BY EITHER HAND SOME MODELS ARE AVAILABLE IN BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT HAND VERSIONS WHILE OTHERS ARE RIGHT HAND ONLY OPERATION INVOLVES FULL-ARM MOVEMENT WHICH MAY AGGRAVATE SHOULDER DISORDERS FOR EXAMPLE AND MAY AFFECT PRECISION FOR SOME USERS AND TASKS

SPECIALIZED GRIPS DEPENDING ON THE MODEL SPECIALIZED GRIP DESIGNS ARE TYPICALLY DESIGNED WITH A SPECIFIC UNDERLYING POSTURAL THEORY IN MIND SUCH AS RECREATING A PEN-LIKE GRIP FOR PRECISION TASKS OR ENCOURAGING A POSITION OF FUNCTION FOR THE HAND NON TRADITIONAL APPEARANCE AND USABILITY EXPERIENCE MAY BE REJECTED BY SOME USERS SOME SPECIALIZED GRIP DESIGNS SUCH AS THOSE TOUTING PRECISION (EG THE BOTTOM TWO EXAMPLES AT RIGHT) ARE MORE SUITABLE FOR SPECIFIC PRECISION TASKS AND MAY NOT NECESSARILY IMPROVE THE USER EXPERIENCE FOR GENERAL COMPUTING TASKS

CENTRED ELIMINATES THE NEED TO REACH TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER REDUCING SHOULDER LOADING OFFERS FLEXIBILITY IN THE USE OF DIFFERENT FINGERSTHUMB TO OPERATE NON-TRADITIONAL APPEARANCE AND USABILITY EXPERIENCE MAY BE REJECTED BY SOME USERS SOME MODELS DONT INTEGRATE WELL WITH SHAPED OR SPLIT KEYBOARDS REQUIRES ADDITIONAL WORK SURFACE SPACE

TRACKBALL DEPENDING ON THE MODEL CAN REDUCE CONCENTRATED FORCES BY DISTRIBUTING OPERATIONS OVER MORE THAN ONE FINGER CAN PROVIDE ENHANCED PRECISION NON-TRADITIONAL APPEARANCE AND USABILITY EXPERIENCE MAY BE REJECTED BY SOME USERS SOME MODELS CONCENTRATE LOADING ONTO ONE FINGERTHUMB

TOUCH PAD INTRODUCED THE CONCEPT OF FINGERTOUCH INTERACTION MINIMIZES FORCE AT THE FINGERS AND ELIMINATES GRIP REQUIREMENTS NON-TRADITIONAL APPEARANCE AND USABILITY EXPERIENCE MAY BE REJECTED BY SOME USERS THIS TECHNOLOGY IS BEING REPLACED BY TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS THAT SUPPORT TOUCH SURFACE GESTURING

TOUCH SURFACE REDUCES OR ELIMINATES THE NEED TO GRIP MINIMIZES FORCES PROVIDES VARIABLE POSTURE SUPPORT MAY PROVIDE NEW FUNCTIONALITY (EG MULTIPLE FINGER SWIPING PROTOCOLS) NON-TRADITIONAL USABILITY EXPERIENCE MAY BE REJECTED BY SOME USERS SOME USERS EXPERIENCE HIGH ERROR RATES ESPECIALLY WHILE LEARNING THE SWIPING PROTOCOLS

PEN OR STYLUS DESIGNED TO EMULATE THE POSTURE USED IN WRITING TASKS DEPENDING ON THE MODEL CAN BE GOOD FOR PRECISION TASKS CAN RESULT IN CONTACT STRESS POINTS ON THE SIDE OR BASE OF THE HAND LIKE WRITING CAN RESULT IN HIGH PINCH GRIP FORCES

FOOT CONTROLLED ELIMINATES THE HAND(S) FROM MOUSE TASKS HAS APPLICATIONS BEYOND TYPICAL COMPUTER INPUTS (EG MUSICIANS THAT NEED TO OPERATE COMPUTERS SWITCHES WHILE PERFORMING WITH THEIR HANDS) NON-TRADITIONAL APPEARANCE AND USABILITY EXPERIENCE MAY BE REJECTED BY SOME USERS POTENTIALLY LONG LEARNING CURVE POTENTIAL PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION

ERGONOMIC RESEARCH

CAD MOUSE

ASSISTIVE MOUSE ASSISTIVE MOUSE

PRESSURE AND STRAIN

USING A COMPUTER MOUSE PLACE MOUSE AS CLOSE TO THE KEYBOARD AS POSSIBLE AND AT THE SAME HEIGHT OF THE KEYBOARD (DOES NOT APPLY TO ROLLER MOUSE) TRY USING SHORTCUT KEYS ON THE KEYBOARD MORE FREQUENTLY INSTEAD OF THE MOUSE DONT HOLD A MOUSE OR POINTING DEVICE TOO TIGHTLY OR FOR TOO LONGROTATE MOUSE ON A PERIODIC BASIS TO THE OTHER SIDE OF YOUR KEYBOARD TO BREAK UP REPETITIVE MOTION UTILIZE A GEL WRIST REST TO PREVENT WRIST FROM RESTING ON A HARD SURFACE

CAD GAMING

MOUSE

INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY

MOVEMENT SENSOR BASED

EXTERNAL SUPPORT ALTERNATIVES

ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL TECHNOLOGIES HAS BEEN MICROSOFTrsquoS KINECT AS IT HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO ANALYZE PEOPLErsquoS COMPLETE BODIES THEREBY ALLOWING FULL-BODY MOTIONS AND GESTURES

STANDARD COMPUTER MICE REQUIRE CONSTANT MOVEMENT OF THE HAND WRIST AND ARM TO OPERATE AS SUCH THEY POSE MANY PROBLEMS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGE GROUPS WITH DISABILITIES IN ADDITION USERS WHO SPEND LONG PERIODS AT THE COMPUTER CAN DEVELOP REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS CONSTANT MOUSE MOVEMENT

AS THE NAME SUGGESTS MOUSE ALTERNATIVES IS A RANGE OF DEVICES (TRACKBALLS JOYSTICKS TRACK PADS SWITCHES ETC) WHICH REPLACE MICE IN COMPUTING ACTIVITIES THESE DEVICES ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF COMPUTER USERS WITH LIMITED HAND CONTROL FINE AND GROSS MOTOR SKILL DIFFICULTIES POOR HAND-EYE COORDINATION LIMITED MANUAL DEXTERITY REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY INVOLUNTARY MUSCLE SPASMS SPASTIC AND FLACCID PARALYSIS CEREBRAL MOVEMENT DISORDER OR CENTRAL NEUROMUSCULAR DISABILITY AND INFLAMMATORY OR DEGENERATIVE CHANGE

THE FUTURE

MORE THAN 84 OF CAD DESIGN ENGINEERS REPORT A NOTICEABLE OR SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR PRODUCT DESIGNS AND THEIR ABILITY TO DETECT DESIGN PROBLEMS AS A RESULT OF USING 3D MICE - THE AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY GAIN REPORTED BY CAD USERS WHILE USING 3D MICE IS 21 - THE PAYBACK PERIOD FOR 3D MICE IS VERY SHORT TYPICALLY LESS THAN ONE MONTH

ELECTRONIC COMPARISON

O U T P U T 21 D E S I G N F E A T U R E C O M P A R I S O N

ANALYSIS INFORMATION

UNIT COST

MATERIALS

FUNCTIONERGONOMICS

DESIGN AESTHETICS

ECONOMICS

ENVIRONMENT

SOCIETY

ANALYSIS INFORMATION

UNIT COST

MATERIALS

FUNCTIONERGONOMICS

DESIGN AESTHETICS

ECONOMICS

ENVIRONMENT

SOCIETY

PRODUCT 1 3DCONNEXIONS SPACEPILOT PRO

PRODUCT 2 LOGITECH WIRELESS TRACKBALL M570 INCELEMESI

SPACEPILOT PROrsquoS PATENTED 6-DEGREES-OF-FREEDOM (6DOF) SENSOR IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO MANIPULATE DIGITAL CONTENT OR CAMERA POSITIONS SIMPLY PUSH PULL TWIST OR TILT THE 3DCONNEXION CONTROLLER CAP TO INTUITIVELY PAN ZOOM AND ROTATE WHILE YOUR OTHER HAND SIMULTANEOUSLY USES THE REGULAR MOUSE TO SELECT CREATE OR EDIT

THE DUAL-FUNCTION QUICKVIEW KEYS EXTEND THE POWER OF THE CONTROLLER CAP BY PROVIDING ONE-TOUCH ACCESS TO A RANGE OF USEFUL VIEWS MAKING IT EASY TO INSPECT MODELS FROM ANY ANGLE FOR IMPROVED ERROR DETECTION DESIGN REVIEW AND DESIGN PRESENTATION

SPACEPILOT PRO AUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZES THE ACTIVE APPLICATION AND ENVIRONMENT AND ASSIGNS 10 RELEVANT APPLICATION COMMANDS TO ITS DUAL-FUNCTION INTELLIGENT FUNCTION KEYS AS THERErsquoS NO NEED TO USE THE STANDARD MOUSE OR KEYBOARD TO SELECT THE COMMANDS USERS EXPERIENCE A SIGNIFICANTLY STREAMLINED WORKFLOW A SHORT PRESS ACTIVATES THE KEYS PRIMARY FUNCTION (COMMANDS 1 - 5)

PERSONALIZE HOW THE CONTROLLER CAP WORKS BY RESTRICTING NAVIGATION TO CERTAIN AXIS

THE CONVENIENT CTRL SHIFT ALT AND ESC KEYS ALLOW YOU TO SIMULTANEOUSLY NAVIGATE YOUR 3D MODEL WHILE ACCESSING SPECIAL APPLICATION FUNCTIONALITY OR EDITING CAPABILITIES THIS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES THE NEED TO MOVE THE HAND FROM SPACEPILOT PRO TO THE KEYBOARD RESULTING IN A MORE OPTIMIZED WORKFLOW

THE FULL-COLOR LCD PROVIDES VISUAL FEEDBACK ON THE FUNCTION KEYS NAVIGATION SETTING STATUS AND WORKFLOW APPLETS ENSURING QUICK ACCESS TO IMPORTANT INFORMATION WITHOUT INTERRUPTING YOUR WORKFLOW

SPACEPILOT PRO IS THE ULTIMATE PROFESSIONAL 3D MOUSE ENGINEERED TO EXCEL IN TODAYrsquoS MOST DEMANDING 3D SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS

3DCONNEXIONreg PATENTED SIX-DEGREES-OF-FREEDOM (6DOF) SENSOR INTUITIVELY AND PRECISELY NAVIGATE DIGITAL MODELS OR CAMERA POSITIONS IN 3D SPACE

PRICE euro335

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PRICE euro42

LOGITECH HAS INTRODUCED A NEW WIRELESS TRACKBALL SOLUTION (VIA USB ADAPTER) INTO THIS UNDERREPRESENTED CATEGORY OF COMPUTER MICE THE M570 ($5999 DIRECT) THIS ADVANCED NAVIGATING PERIPHERAL ALLOWS USERS THE OPTION OF SIMPLE PLUG-AND-PLAY ACTIVATION

THE M570 HAS A DARK GREY MATTE FINISH CONTRASTED BY THE BOLD MARBLE-LOOKING BLUE TRACKBALL THE DESIGN IS MODEST AND NOT OVERLY LOUD LIKE MOST GAMING MICE AND DESKTOPS TEND TO BE THE STRUCTURE OF THE DEVICE WAS COMFORTABLE AND THE WAY MY HAND CURVED AROUND ITS BODY FELT NATURAL IN BETWEEN THE TWO MOUSE BUTTONS IS A RUBBERY SCROLL WHEEL

THE M570 WEIGHS A LIGHT 48 OUNCES POUNDS BUT HELD FIRMLY IN PLACE EVEN IN MY MOST INTENSE GAMING MOMENTS BY THE FOUR RUBBER STOPPERS FOR RESISTANCE ALSO ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE DEVICE IS THE ONOFF SWITCH AND A PLACE FOR THE AA BATTERY (INCLUDED) TO POWER THE M570 THAT ALSO DOUBLES AS A HOLDING PLACE FOR THE THUMBNAIL USB WIRELESS ADAPTER THE M570 IS A LITTLE BULKY BUT IT HAS TO BE TO SUPPORT THE TRACKBALL IT MEASURES IN AT 17 BY 37 BY 57-INCHES (HWD)

THE M570 WAS RESPONSIVE WHEN PITTED UP AGAINST

EVERYDAY TASKS AND THE GAMING GRID ITS

18 MONTHS OF SUGGESTED BATTERY LIFE FROM LOGITECH

AND ITS VERSATILITY OF USE ON ANY SURFACE

(SINCE THERE IS NO MOUSE WAGGLING

REQUIRED) PROVED IT WAS A RELIABLE

COMPETITOR

GRAPHICAL COMPARISON

PAGE 3

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SPACEPILOT

PRO

OUTPUT 12 DESIGN RESEARCH

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2

EXPLORATION OF BRIEF

THERE ARE AT LEAST TWO PRIMARY CONSIDERATIONS FOR ERGONOMICS PROTECTION FROM INJURYDISCOMFORT RISK FACTORS FOR FORCE POSTURE AND REPETITIONFREQUENCY DURATION (OF INDIVIDUAL FORCE OR POSTURE EVENTS OF THE DAY) TO OPTIMIZE PERFORMANCE AND ACCURACYPRECISION AND COMFORT

FOREARM FLAT VERY COMMON AND EASY TO PROCURE GENERALLY SIMPLE AND INEXPENSIVE SUITABLE FOR NON-INTENSIVE USE AMONG HEALTHY POPULATIONS THE FOREARM REMAINS IN NEAR EXTREME PRONATION DURING USE A POTENTIAL POSTURAL RISK FACTOR ESPECIALLY FOR HEAVY COMPUTER USERS

FOREARM ANGLED REDUCES FOREARM PRONATION WHILE MAINTAINING A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE TO TRADITIONAL 1048738AT DESIGNS ANGLED FOREARM MICE ARE OFTEN IF NOT ALWAYS DESIGNED FOR EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT HAND AND CANNOT BE USED INTERCHANGEABLY BY EITHER HAND SOME MODELS ARE AVAILABLE IN BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT HAND VERSIONS WHILE OTHERS ARE RIGHT HAND ONLY

FOREARM VERTICAL OFTEN TOUTED AS SUPPORTING A NATURAL HANDSHAKE POSTURE VERTICAL MICE ENCOURAGE A MORE NEUTRAL FOREARM POSTURE NON-TRADITIONAL APPEARANCE AND USABILITY EXPERIENCE MAY BE REJECTED BY SOME USERS ARE OFTEN IF NOT ALWAYS DESIGNED FOR EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT HAND AND CANNOT BE USED INTERCHANGEABLY BY EITHER HAND SOME MODELS ARE AVAILABLE IN BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT HAND VERSIONS WHILE OTHERS ARE RIGHT HAND ONLY OPERATION INVOLVES FULL-ARM MOVEMENT WHICH MAY AGGRAVATE SHOULDER DISORDERS FOR EXAMPLE AND MAY AFFECT PRECISION FOR SOME USERS AND TASKS

SPECIALIZED GRIPS DEPENDING ON THE MODEL SPECIALIZED GRIP DESIGNS ARE TYPICALLY DESIGNED WITH A SPECIFIC UNDERLYING POSTURAL THEORY IN MIND SUCH AS RECREATING A PEN-LIKE GRIP FOR PRECISION TASKS OR ENCOURAGING A POSITION OF FUNCTION FOR THE HAND NON TRADITIONAL APPEARANCE AND USABILITY EXPERIENCE MAY BE REJECTED BY SOME USERS SOME SPECIALIZED GRIP DESIGNS SUCH AS THOSE TOUTING PRECISION (EG THE BOTTOM TWO EXAMPLES AT RIGHT) ARE MORE SUITABLE FOR SPECIFIC PRECISION TASKS AND MAY NOT NECESSARILY IMPROVE THE USER EXPERIENCE FOR GENERAL COMPUTING TASKS

CENTRED ELIMINATES THE NEED TO REACH TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER REDUCING SHOULDER LOADING OFFERS FLEXIBILITY IN THE USE OF DIFFERENT FINGERSTHUMB TO OPERATE NON-TRADITIONAL APPEARANCE AND USABILITY EXPERIENCE MAY BE REJECTED BY SOME USERS SOME MODELS DONT INTEGRATE WELL WITH SHAPED OR SPLIT KEYBOARDS REQUIRES ADDITIONAL WORK SURFACE SPACE

TRACKBALL DEPENDING ON THE MODEL CAN REDUCE CONCENTRATED FORCES BY DISTRIBUTING OPERATIONS OVER MORE THAN ONE FINGER CAN PROVIDE ENHANCED PRECISION NON-TRADITIONAL APPEARANCE AND USABILITY EXPERIENCE MAY BE REJECTED BY SOME USERS SOME MODELS CONCENTRATE LOADING ONTO ONE FINGERTHUMB

TOUCH PAD INTRODUCED THE CONCEPT OF FINGERTOUCH INTERACTION MINIMIZES FORCE AT THE FINGERS AND ELIMINATES GRIP REQUIREMENTS NON-TRADITIONAL APPEARANCE AND USABILITY EXPERIENCE MAY BE REJECTED BY SOME USERS THIS TECHNOLOGY IS BEING REPLACED BY TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS THAT SUPPORT TOUCH SURFACE GESTURING

TOUCH SURFACE REDUCES OR ELIMINATES THE NEED TO GRIP MINIMIZES FORCES PROVIDES VARIABLE POSTURE SUPPORT MAY PROVIDE NEW FUNCTIONALITY (EG MULTIPLE FINGER SWIPING PROTOCOLS) NON-TRADITIONAL USABILITY EXPERIENCE MAY BE REJECTED BY SOME USERS SOME USERS EXPERIENCE HIGH ERROR RATES ESPECIALLY WHILE LEARNING THE SWIPING PROTOCOLS

PEN OR STYLUS DESIGNED TO EMULATE THE POSTURE USED IN WRITING TASKS DEPENDING ON THE MODEL CAN BE GOOD FOR PRECISION TASKS CAN RESULT IN CONTACT STRESS POINTS ON THE SIDE OR BASE OF THE HAND LIKE WRITING CAN RESULT IN HIGH PINCH GRIP FORCES

FOOT CONTROLLED ELIMINATES THE HAND(S) FROM MOUSE TASKS HAS APPLICATIONS BEYOND TYPICAL COMPUTER INPUTS (EG MUSICIANS THAT NEED TO OPERATE COMPUTERS SWITCHES WHILE PERFORMING WITH THEIR HANDS) NON-TRADITIONAL APPEARANCE AND USABILITY EXPERIENCE MAY BE REJECTED BY SOME USERS POTENTIALLY LONG LEARNING CURVE POTENTIAL PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION

ERGONOMIC RESEARCH

CAD MOUSE

ASSISTIVE MOUSE ASSISTIVE MOUSE

PRESSURE AND STRAIN

USING A COMPUTER MOUSE PLACE MOUSE AS CLOSE TO THE KEYBOARD AS POSSIBLE AND AT THE SAME HEIGHT OF THE KEYBOARD (DOES NOT APPLY TO ROLLER MOUSE) TRY USING SHORTCUT KEYS ON THE KEYBOARD MORE FREQUENTLY INSTEAD OF THE MOUSE DONT HOLD A MOUSE OR POINTING DEVICE TOO TIGHTLY OR FOR TOO LONGROTATE MOUSE ON A PERIODIC BASIS TO THE OTHER SIDE OF YOUR KEYBOARD TO BREAK UP REPETITIVE MOTION UTILIZE A GEL WRIST REST TO PREVENT WRIST FROM RESTING ON A HARD SURFACE

CAD GAMING

MOUSE

INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY

MOVEMENT SENSOR BASED

EXTERNAL SUPPORT ALTERNATIVES

ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL TECHNOLOGIES HAS BEEN MICROSOFTrsquoS KINECT AS IT HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO ANALYZE PEOPLErsquoS COMPLETE BODIES THEREBY ALLOWING FULL-BODY MOTIONS AND GESTURES

STANDARD COMPUTER MICE REQUIRE CONSTANT MOVEMENT OF THE HAND WRIST AND ARM TO OPERATE AS SUCH THEY POSE MANY PROBLEMS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGE GROUPS WITH DISABILITIES IN ADDITION USERS WHO SPEND LONG PERIODS AT THE COMPUTER CAN DEVELOP REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS CONSTANT MOUSE MOVEMENT

AS THE NAME SUGGESTS MOUSE ALTERNATIVES IS A RANGE OF DEVICES (TRACKBALLS JOYSTICKS TRACK PADS SWITCHES ETC) WHICH REPLACE MICE IN COMPUTING ACTIVITIES THESE DEVICES ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF COMPUTER USERS WITH LIMITED HAND CONTROL FINE AND GROSS MOTOR SKILL DIFFICULTIES POOR HAND-EYE COORDINATION LIMITED MANUAL DEXTERITY REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY INVOLUNTARY MUSCLE SPASMS SPASTIC AND FLACCID PARALYSIS CEREBRAL MOVEMENT DISORDER OR CENTRAL NEUROMUSCULAR DISABILITY AND INFLAMMATORY OR DEGENERATIVE CHANGE

THE FUTURE

MORE THAN 84 OF CAD DESIGN ENGINEERS REPORT A NOTICEABLE OR SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR PRODUCT DESIGNS AND THEIR ABILITY TO DETECT DESIGN PROBLEMS AS A RESULT OF USING 3D MICE - THE AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY GAIN REPORTED BY CAD USERS WHILE USING 3D MICE IS 21 - THE PAYBACK PERIOD FOR 3D MICE IS VERY SHORT TYPICALLY LESS THAN ONE MONTH

ELECTRONIC COMPARISON

O U T P U T 21 D E S I G N F E A T U R E C O M P A R I S O N

ANALYSIS INFORMATION

UNIT COST

MATERIALS

FUNCTIONERGONOMICS

DESIGN AESTHETICS

ECONOMICS

ENVIRONMENT

SOCIETY

ANALYSIS INFORMATION

UNIT COST

MATERIALS

FUNCTIONERGONOMICS

DESIGN AESTHETICS

ECONOMICS

ENVIRONMENT

SOCIETY

PRODUCT 1 3DCONNEXIONS SPACEPILOT PRO

PRODUCT 2 LOGITECH WIRELESS TRACKBALL M570 INCELEMESI

SPACEPILOT PROrsquoS PATENTED 6-DEGREES-OF-FREEDOM (6DOF) SENSOR IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO MANIPULATE DIGITAL CONTENT OR CAMERA POSITIONS SIMPLY PUSH PULL TWIST OR TILT THE 3DCONNEXION CONTROLLER CAP TO INTUITIVELY PAN ZOOM AND ROTATE WHILE YOUR OTHER HAND SIMULTANEOUSLY USES THE REGULAR MOUSE TO SELECT CREATE OR EDIT

THE DUAL-FUNCTION QUICKVIEW KEYS EXTEND THE POWER OF THE CONTROLLER CAP BY PROVIDING ONE-TOUCH ACCESS TO A RANGE OF USEFUL VIEWS MAKING IT EASY TO INSPECT MODELS FROM ANY ANGLE FOR IMPROVED ERROR DETECTION DESIGN REVIEW AND DESIGN PRESENTATION

SPACEPILOT PRO AUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZES THE ACTIVE APPLICATION AND ENVIRONMENT AND ASSIGNS 10 RELEVANT APPLICATION COMMANDS TO ITS DUAL-FUNCTION INTELLIGENT FUNCTION KEYS AS THERErsquoS NO NEED TO USE THE STANDARD MOUSE OR KEYBOARD TO SELECT THE COMMANDS USERS EXPERIENCE A SIGNIFICANTLY STREAMLINED WORKFLOW A SHORT PRESS ACTIVATES THE KEYS PRIMARY FUNCTION (COMMANDS 1 - 5)

PERSONALIZE HOW THE CONTROLLER CAP WORKS BY RESTRICTING NAVIGATION TO CERTAIN AXIS

THE CONVENIENT CTRL SHIFT ALT AND ESC KEYS ALLOW YOU TO SIMULTANEOUSLY NAVIGATE YOUR 3D MODEL WHILE ACCESSING SPECIAL APPLICATION FUNCTIONALITY OR EDITING CAPABILITIES THIS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES THE NEED TO MOVE THE HAND FROM SPACEPILOT PRO TO THE KEYBOARD RESULTING IN A MORE OPTIMIZED WORKFLOW

THE FULL-COLOR LCD PROVIDES VISUAL FEEDBACK ON THE FUNCTION KEYS NAVIGATION SETTING STATUS AND WORKFLOW APPLETS ENSURING QUICK ACCESS TO IMPORTANT INFORMATION WITHOUT INTERRUPTING YOUR WORKFLOW

SPACEPILOT PRO IS THE ULTIMATE PROFESSIONAL 3D MOUSE ENGINEERED TO EXCEL IN TODAYrsquoS MOST DEMANDING 3D SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS

3DCONNEXIONreg PATENTED SIX-DEGREES-OF-FREEDOM (6DOF) SENSOR INTUITIVELY AND PRECISELY NAVIGATE DIGITAL MODELS OR CAMERA POSITIONS IN 3D SPACE

PRICE euro335

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PRICE euro42

LOGITECH HAS INTRODUCED A NEW WIRELESS TRACKBALL SOLUTION (VIA USB ADAPTER) INTO THIS UNDERREPRESENTED CATEGORY OF COMPUTER MICE THE M570 ($5999 DIRECT) THIS ADVANCED NAVIGATING PERIPHERAL ALLOWS USERS THE OPTION OF SIMPLE PLUG-AND-PLAY ACTIVATION

THE M570 HAS A DARK GREY MATTE FINISH CONTRASTED BY THE BOLD MARBLE-LOOKING BLUE TRACKBALL THE DESIGN IS MODEST AND NOT OVERLY LOUD LIKE MOST GAMING MICE AND DESKTOPS TEND TO BE THE STRUCTURE OF THE DEVICE WAS COMFORTABLE AND THE WAY MY HAND CURVED AROUND ITS BODY FELT NATURAL IN BETWEEN THE TWO MOUSE BUTTONS IS A RUBBERY SCROLL WHEEL

THE M570 WEIGHS A LIGHT 48 OUNCES POUNDS BUT HELD FIRMLY IN PLACE EVEN IN MY MOST INTENSE GAMING MOMENTS BY THE FOUR RUBBER STOPPERS FOR RESISTANCE ALSO ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE DEVICE IS THE ONOFF SWITCH AND A PLACE FOR THE AA BATTERY (INCLUDED) TO POWER THE M570 THAT ALSO DOUBLES AS A HOLDING PLACE FOR THE THUMBNAIL USB WIRELESS ADAPTER THE M570 IS A LITTLE BULKY BUT IT HAS TO BE TO SUPPORT THE TRACKBALL IT MEASURES IN AT 17 BY 37 BY 57-INCHES (HWD)

THE M570 WAS RESPONSIVE WHEN PITTED UP AGAINST

EVERYDAY TASKS AND THE GAMING GRID ITS

18 MONTHS OF SUGGESTED BATTERY LIFE FROM LOGITECH

AND ITS VERSATILITY OF USE ON ANY SURFACE

(SINCE THERE IS NO MOUSE WAGGLING

REQUIRED) PROVED IT WAS A RELIABLE

COMPETITOR

GRAPHICAL COMPARISON

PAGE 3

O U T P U T 22 D E S I G N F E A T U R E C O M P A R I S O N

DESIGN SKETCHING

O U T P U T 3 F R E E H A N D G R A P H I C A L R E P R E S E N T A T I O N

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PART A IMAGES

O U T P U T 6 P H O T O R E A L I S T I C I M A G E R Y

PAGE 7

3DCONNEXIONS

SPACEPILOT

PRO

ELECTRONIC COMPARISON

O U T P U T 21 D E S I G N F E A T U R E C O M P A R I S O N

ANALYSIS INFORMATION

UNIT COST

MATERIALS

FUNCTIONERGONOMICS

DESIGN AESTHETICS

ECONOMICS

ENVIRONMENT

SOCIETY

ANALYSIS INFORMATION

UNIT COST

MATERIALS

FUNCTIONERGONOMICS

DESIGN AESTHETICS

ECONOMICS

ENVIRONMENT

SOCIETY

PRODUCT 1 3DCONNEXIONS SPACEPILOT PRO

PRODUCT 2 LOGITECH WIRELESS TRACKBALL M570 INCELEMESI

SPACEPILOT PROrsquoS PATENTED 6-DEGREES-OF-FREEDOM (6DOF) SENSOR IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO MANIPULATE DIGITAL CONTENT OR CAMERA POSITIONS SIMPLY PUSH PULL TWIST OR TILT THE 3DCONNEXION CONTROLLER CAP TO INTUITIVELY PAN ZOOM AND ROTATE WHILE YOUR OTHER HAND SIMULTANEOUSLY USES THE REGULAR MOUSE TO SELECT CREATE OR EDIT

THE DUAL-FUNCTION QUICKVIEW KEYS EXTEND THE POWER OF THE CONTROLLER CAP BY PROVIDING ONE-TOUCH ACCESS TO A RANGE OF USEFUL VIEWS MAKING IT EASY TO INSPECT MODELS FROM ANY ANGLE FOR IMPROVED ERROR DETECTION DESIGN REVIEW AND DESIGN PRESENTATION

SPACEPILOT PRO AUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZES THE ACTIVE APPLICATION AND ENVIRONMENT AND ASSIGNS 10 RELEVANT APPLICATION COMMANDS TO ITS DUAL-FUNCTION INTELLIGENT FUNCTION KEYS AS THERErsquoS NO NEED TO USE THE STANDARD MOUSE OR KEYBOARD TO SELECT THE COMMANDS USERS EXPERIENCE A SIGNIFICANTLY STREAMLINED WORKFLOW A SHORT PRESS ACTIVATES THE KEYS PRIMARY FUNCTION (COMMANDS 1 - 5)

PERSONALIZE HOW THE CONTROLLER CAP WORKS BY RESTRICTING NAVIGATION TO CERTAIN AXIS

THE CONVENIENT CTRL SHIFT ALT AND ESC KEYS ALLOW YOU TO SIMULTANEOUSLY NAVIGATE YOUR 3D MODEL WHILE ACCESSING SPECIAL APPLICATION FUNCTIONALITY OR EDITING CAPABILITIES THIS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES THE NEED TO MOVE THE HAND FROM SPACEPILOT PRO TO THE KEYBOARD RESULTING IN A MORE OPTIMIZED WORKFLOW

THE FULL-COLOR LCD PROVIDES VISUAL FEEDBACK ON THE FUNCTION KEYS NAVIGATION SETTING STATUS AND WORKFLOW APPLETS ENSURING QUICK ACCESS TO IMPORTANT INFORMATION WITHOUT INTERRUPTING YOUR WORKFLOW

SPACEPILOT PRO IS THE ULTIMATE PROFESSIONAL 3D MOUSE ENGINEERED TO EXCEL IN TODAYrsquoS MOST DEMANDING 3D SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS

3DCONNEXIONreg PATENTED SIX-DEGREES-OF-FREEDOM (6DOF) SENSOR INTUITIVELY AND PRECISELY NAVIGATE DIGITAL MODELS OR CAMERA POSITIONS IN 3D SPACE

PRICE euro335

PAGE 3

PRICE euro42

LOGITECH HAS INTRODUCED A NEW WIRELESS TRACKBALL SOLUTION (VIA USB ADAPTER) INTO THIS UNDERREPRESENTED CATEGORY OF COMPUTER MICE THE M570 ($5999 DIRECT) THIS ADVANCED NAVIGATING PERIPHERAL ALLOWS USERS THE OPTION OF SIMPLE PLUG-AND-PLAY ACTIVATION

THE M570 HAS A DARK GREY MATTE FINISH CONTRASTED BY THE BOLD MARBLE-LOOKING BLUE TRACKBALL THE DESIGN IS MODEST AND NOT OVERLY LOUD LIKE MOST GAMING MICE AND DESKTOPS TEND TO BE THE STRUCTURE OF THE DEVICE WAS COMFORTABLE AND THE WAY MY HAND CURVED AROUND ITS BODY FELT NATURAL IN BETWEEN THE TWO MOUSE BUTTONS IS A RUBBERY SCROLL WHEEL

THE M570 WEIGHS A LIGHT 48 OUNCES POUNDS BUT HELD FIRMLY IN PLACE EVEN IN MY MOST INTENSE GAMING MOMENTS BY THE FOUR RUBBER STOPPERS FOR RESISTANCE ALSO ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE DEVICE IS THE ONOFF SWITCH AND A PLACE FOR THE AA BATTERY (INCLUDED) TO POWER THE M570 THAT ALSO DOUBLES AS A HOLDING PLACE FOR THE THUMBNAIL USB WIRELESS ADAPTER THE M570 IS A LITTLE BULKY BUT IT HAS TO BE TO SUPPORT THE TRACKBALL IT MEASURES IN AT 17 BY 37 BY 57-INCHES (HWD)

THE M570 WAS RESPONSIVE WHEN PITTED UP AGAINST

EVERYDAY TASKS AND THE GAMING GRID ITS

18 MONTHS OF SUGGESTED BATTERY LIFE FROM LOGITECH

AND ITS VERSATILITY OF USE ON ANY SURFACE

(SINCE THERE IS NO MOUSE WAGGLING

REQUIRED) PROVED IT WAS A RELIABLE

COMPETITOR

GRAPHICAL COMPARISON

PAGE 3

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3DCONNEXIONS

SPACEPILOT

PRO

GRAPHICAL COMPARISON

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O U T P U T 51 S O L I D W O R K S O R T H O G R A P H I C

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O U T P U T 52 S O L I D W O R K S E X P L O D E D V I E W

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O U T P U T 52 S O L I D W O R K S E X P L O D E D V I E W

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