Designing and Ergonomic Evaluation of a Shoe-Rack in CAD Environment
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Most of the shoe racks available in market are required to be in tune with ergonomic criteria to enhance their usability. Keeping this fact in mind, an attempt was initiated to design an ergonomic multi-purpose shoe rack for a small family with 5-6 members of varying age group starting from kids to grandparents to suit present day apartment model residential dwellings. Following a small user survey and brain storming, it was decided that the intended design should be usable for all family members and all shoes in each rack to be visible for someone standing in front, easy to move, simplicity in use (taking shoes/socks, put on shoes, tying lace etc. ), compact and aesthetically appealing. Protection from dust, availability of proper
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