Archives of design research (디자인학연구)
- Volume 19 Issue 5 Serial No. 67
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- Pages.129-138
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- 2006
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- 1226-8046(pISSN)
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- 2288-2987(eISSN)
A Study on the Development of Aerobic Exercise Equipment Design for User-Centered -Focusing on Elliptical Cross Trainer-
사용자 중심의 유산소 운동기구 디자인 개발에 관한 연구 -Elliptical Cross Trainer를 중심으로-
Abstract
It is expected that the typical lifestyle of the future will be transformed into an opulent and comfortable existence as the quality of life improves due to the increase in household income and reduction in working hours. In the meantime, as the standard of living becomes increasingly more comfortable and plentiful, the toll on physical health becomes magnified as a result of obesity and insufficient exercise caused by super nutrition and change in labor conditions (from physical labor to mental labor). This has instigated a deep awareness in fitness on the part of many people, forcing them to recognize the significance of daily exercise and physical activity. The high annual growth rate in the fitness and athletic apparatus market, which is more than 20%, is attributed to this phenomenon. The Elliptical Cross Trainer(ECT), which has drawn wide attention recently, is a non-impact athletic apparatus that not only promotes exercise of the upper body parts in such sports as skiing but also the exercise of lower parts of the body on a treadmill. It is a type of cross training athletic gear that has been developed for aerobic exercise throughout the entire body. It has already formed a market as big as that of the treadmill in Europe, America, etc. Recently, its demand is growing sharply in the Korean markets as well as those in Northeast Asian countries, Despite such demand increase and expansion, since most of the expensive ECTs are exclusively supplied by suppliers in only a few advanced countries, localization of the ECT is urgently required in order to enhance competitiveness of Korean manufacturers and to expand the market. This paper introduces the process and results of a design-engineering cooperative study that was peformed for the development of the ECT.
오늘날 가계소득의 향상과 근로시간 단축으로 인해 삶의 질이 향상되어감에 따라 보다 풍요롭고 여유있는 생활문화로의 변화가 예상되고 있다. 반면 생활이 윤택해지면서 영양섭취 과다와 노동여건의 변화(육체적 노동