Household Washing Machine Interface Design Studies

Product' s interface is the medium of transfering and exchanging information between product and user. It is the interdispplinary research area of Ergonomics,Cognitive Science,Product Semantics,Art Design,and Computer Science. Washing machine as the indispensable household electric appliance plays important part in Modern Family. At the same time, consumers begin to pay attention to washing machine' s interface manipulation. But more and more users complain it's too hard to manipulate washing machine, as many fuctions are too difficult to try because of very complex manipulation. Hence Interface of modern household appliance product such as Washing machine becomes focus of design gradually.The paper takes washing machine' s interface as a main research object. It researches on washing machine' s interface in detail using some ideas of Ergonomics, Psychology, Cognitive Science, Product Semantics, etc. The main conclusion is:Analyzes detailedly on the concept, the developping process, the classification and the characteristics of washing machine' s interface. Points out that every change of washing machine' s technique and sculp will lead to the change of interface. The manipulation of washing machine' s interface is easier and easier, more and more Labour-saving during the developping process of mechanization, electronization and computerization; the interface factors are more and more, the manipulation program is more and more complex as the development of washing machine' s technique and function. So the research on it which is the helpful reference for design of similar product' s interface becomes extremely eager.The paper researches on the design of washing machine' s hardware Interface. It summarizes the design of the main control device in the washingmachine' s interface——knob and button' s size, shape, position andmanipulation. It uses design mathematics, such as scale,divide,assemble, and use the Gestaltpsychog, such as proximity,comparability,integrality in the topological design of washing machine' s hardware Interface.It researches on the design of washing machine' s software interface. It draws conclusion through the statistics that the information on the washing machine' s interface presents by the graphical user interface. It brings out some suggestions of the graph design: a line-shape base, graph with explanatory caption, graph' s quantity limitation, and graph' s visualized design.Conducts the research from the information angle to the washing machine' s interface design. Has carried on the multianalysis to the washing machine' s interface information characteristic, accepts the information accordingto the user the function to divide it into the visual information, thesense of hearing information, the sense of touch information, divides from the design angle it into the function information, the cognition information and the esthetic cultural information. Proposed the washing machine' s interface design must be accurate, fast transmits the information between the designer and the user, needs to achieve the information resonance. Has conducted the research based on the information transmission to the washing machine' s software and hardware interface conformity design, and has carried on the analysis to the washing machine' s interface information encoding design process, makes concrete from the shape code, the size code, the position code, the color, digital and the literal code several aspects carries on the code design discussion.Discusses the the washing machine' s interface esthetic and the emotion design from the thymogenic angle. Has discussed the the washing machine' s interface esthetic appreciation, mainly includes:function, shape, material quality, the scienceand technology. Proposes washing machine' s interface emotion principle of design.Researchs the washing machine' s interface design flow. It can divide four steps: demand stage, design analysis, interface design, confirmation evaluation. Its coremay summarize : take the user as the central design demand analysis and the confirmation evaluation; organic inserts the prototype manufacture in the iteration frame in the interface design process.In summary, the paper through to the washing machine' s interface design research, hoped can provide the useful reliable theory instruction for the the washing machine' s interface design. Its final goal is to design the friendly interface which can satisfy the user's demand, physiology and psychology. Finally , achieves the humanization design for the washing machine, enables the product to display the biggest function and effectiveness. At the same time, hoped its research also can make suggestions and influences to the related electric appliance interface design .