The Research Of Cooperative Model Washing Machine Design For Three-generation Family

This project is the result of a design project cooperated with an enterprise, and it takesmuch count of the Realistic Significance of design. This article collected information mainlyby market research and aims at designing good user experience. It uses research method ofFocus on the user, combines theories as anthropology, sociology, psychology and praxiologywith knowledge as interactive design and industrial design, finally puts forward designstrategy of three generations cooperate on washing and applies it into real washing machinedesign projects. This article provides new perspective and ways for three generations familyappliances design and new product design ideas for enterprises.Washing machine industry in china is competitive because of serious producthomogeneity. Washing machine industry hopes to develop markets by ways of digging user’sneeds. Also, the market calls on product design for focusing on user and reflecting humanisticcare. On the other hand, the structure of Chinese families has been changing withdevelopment of society. Dominant and recessive three generations families are increasing.However, this change has not been noticed by market. Products--especially washingmachine--specific to three generations families is rare. The laundry requirements, biologicalfeatures, use habits, cognitive level and learning abilities of old people distinguish with onesof young people, so they have different requirements on washing machine. Currently, fewwashing machines on market can give consideration to both and thus cause some problemsand make some bad influence on life quality of three generations families. Washing machinedesign of three generations cooperate on washing makes both old people and young people asthe target user. It puts forward concept of family cooperation and conjoins two types of userorganically. Cooperation has become solution which can meet different needs of twogenerations and builds humanistic care experience.This article makes research on three generations family through field observation,questionnaire and interview, understands the living habits, laundry needs and problems ofthree generations family and gains lots of first-hand materials. This article bases on deelyunderstanding users, puts forward designing for three generations family and exploits washingmachine innovation from the point of user research. This paper makes the laundry behaviorand needs of three generations family as its key point and proposed design concept of familycooperation washing machine. Cooperation makes young people enjoy the performance ofintelligent washing machine and makes old people enjoy experience of simple operation. Thisarticle makes the touch interface of washing machine achieve better cooperation experienceby ways of applying interactive design and gives consideration to both ergonomics demandsand modeling aesthetics in the industrial design of washing machine.