健身器材控制界面的通用化设计

Generalized design of fitness equipment control interface

背景:随着健身器材越来越普及的当代国情,关注的焦点也应该转移到老年人、残疾人等这些特殊群体对健身器材的使用上。目的:提出健身器材控制界面通用化设计策略,以便于特殊人群能够舒适方便的使用普通健身器材。方法:通过对现有健身器材控制界面的调查研究,结合特殊人群对控制界面的使用习惯和认知意识,运用通用设计方法和人机工程学,提出新的设计策略。结果与结论:通过对现有市场上45款健身车、84款跑步机及129款健身器材的调查发现,其设计生产过程中及控制界面的显示、输入等功能主要考虑的使用者是普通人群。通用设计便是一种超越能力缺失的设计理念,以一种设计来满足不同人的不同需求,使得设计出来的产品能够减小甚至消除特殊人群与普通人群在使用上的能力差距。新的设计策略实现了健身器材控制界面的通用化设计,使其具有良好的人机交互性和通用性,能够满足特殊群体的使用需求,帮助更多的特殊群体进行健身锻炼,改善自身健康状况和身体机能。

BACKGROUND：Health has been paid more and more attention in modern society, the health of those special groups, such as the elderly and the disabled, should also be brought to the forefront. As fitness equipment is more and more popular in contemporary, our focus should be transferred to the use of fitness equipment for these special groups. OBJECTIVE：To put forward the design strategy of fitness equipment control interface, for the special groups to use common fitness equipment comfortably and conveniently. METHODS：Based on the research of existing fitness equipment control interface, according to the usage habits and cognitive awareness of special groups on control interface, a new design strategy has been put forward using the general design method and ergonomics. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION：Based on the existing 45 kinds of exercise bikes, 84 kinds of running machines and 129 kinds of treadmil fitness equipments, we found that these equipments are designed for common users in the aspects of design and production process and control interface. Universal design is a design concept beyond the lack of capacity to meet the different needs of different populations, and designed products can reduce or even eliminate the difference in the ability of special populations and the general population in use. The new strategy makes design of fitness equipment control interface generalized and good man-machine interactive, which can meet the demand of the special groups and help them do fitness exercise to improve their health and body function.