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Optimization of assembly instructions for a low-cost housing solution
journal contribution
posted on 2016-05-27, 08:35 authored by Carmen TorresCarmen Torres, Changxi Huang, Garry SteelBamboo huts have been proposed as a low-cost housing
solution in places like India, the Far East and South
America. Successful building is strongly linked to the
end-user’s ability to interpret and execute their assembly
instructions correctly. This article reports a case study in
which the planning of the structure of the instructions
was carried out to decrease complexity and increase
effectiveness so that the assembly could be interpreted
and executed correctly by participants. A diagnostic test
to assess their suitability was conducted. The results
provided insight into the way in which end-users dealt
with ambiguity and intrinsic cognitive load, and their
preferences for sub-assemblies, action, colored diagrams
and self-auditing steps.
History
School
- Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Published in
Information Design JournalVolume
22Issue
1Pages
32 - 48Citation
TORRES-SANCHEZ, C., HUANG, C. and STEEL, G., 2016. Optimization of assembly instructions for a low-cost housing solution. Information Design Journal, 22 (1), pp. 32 - 48.Publisher
© John Benjamins Publishing CompanyVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Acceptance date
2016-02-19Publication date
2016Notes
This article was accepted for publication in the Information Design Journal [© John Benjamins Publishing Company]. The publisher should be contacted for permission to re-use or reprint the material in any form.ISSN
1876-486XPublisher version
Language
- en