Design Improvement Of Portable Writing Chair Suitable For Both Left-Handed And Right-Handed User.

ake many forms depending on the object being designed and the individual or
ndividuals participating (Anon).

Improvement is change that makes something or someone better [Faderal-Chambers
,2000]. In other words, improvement is the act of changing something into something
different in essential characteristics (Anon).

Design improvement is a process of utilizing equity in the design to increase the
design' s value by adding something which will allow better performance. This process
includes making some changes to the particular design such as re-design and adding
some different characteristics to the design. Basically, a design of a product is being
improved due to the consumer's requests. Therefore, design improvement is necessary to
accompli sh all of the requirements.

The purpose of this study is to make an improvement to the design of a portable writing
chair to become suitable for both

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and left-handed users. The study will


involve preliminary study on current design of the portable writing chair. From the
current design, the study will implicate some research on the structural and ergonomics
aspect of the design. There are various types of portable writing chairs but in this study,
the aim is the portable writing chair w hich is mostly being used in schools, hall
conference, lecture-rooms and other institutions.

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