USN 12MPD21

Second Semester M.Tech. Degree Examination, June/July 2013

Industrial Design and Ergonomics
2. Any revealing of identification, appeal to evaluator and /or equations written eg, 42+8 = 50, will be treated as malpractice.

Time: 3 hrs. Max. Marks:100

Note:1. Answer any FIVE full questions.
2. Sketch to illustrate the ideas will deserve more credit.

1 a. List and explain elements mainly required in designing any industrial product. (10 Marks)
b. Define ergonomics and discuss its effects with respect to the workstation design considering
Important Note : 1. On completing your answers, compulsorily draw diagonal cross lines on the remaining blank pages.

anthropometric data. (10 Marks)

2 a. List and explain the control elements required between operator and machine. (10 Marks)
b. Describe effectiveness and cost effectiveness of ergonomics in production system. (10 Marks)

3 a. Explain the general influence of line and forms used to represent the products. (10 Marks)
b. Explain the effect of colours used on engineering equipments placed in the work
environment. (10 Marks)

4 a. Explain the lighting design parameters considered in work space design. (10 Marks)
b. Explain the mechanics of seeing. (10 Marks)

5 a. Define aesthetics, and explain concepts used to implement aesthetics with an example.
(10 Marks)
b. Describe the components used to illustrate style. (10 Marks)

6 a. Explain using colour segments the phenomena of addititve and substrative mixing of colours
highlighting their application and relevance for product design. (10 Marks)
b. Taking the case of automobile control panel design discuss the major principle of controls
and display from designer perspective. (10 Marks)

7 a. List out some of common musculo skeletal and cumulative trauma disorders among the
industrial workers. How ergonomic design does assists in tackling these problems?(12 Marks)
b. Explain Gestalts law of visual perception, with illustrations and examples. (08 Marks)

8 Explain with the help of illustrative sketches the design principle for displays with reference
to the following heads:
a. Grand relationship.
b. Display revolution.
c. Grouping of display.
d. Colour coding for digital display. (20 Marks)

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