Working Comfortably in the Woods: Redesigning the interior of a forestry machine cab to enhance aesthetic, storage capacity and user experience.
2025 (English) Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
This report presents the process of redesigning a forestry machine cab interior, with a focuson improving comfort, storage capacity and aesthetics. Multiple design and developmentmethods were conducted throughout the product development process of designing the newinterior. These are presented in this report by using the phases of the “double diamondprocess” framework. A full-scale prototype was created to present the result, and to validatethe functionality. Ergonomic evaluations and user tests were conducted on the prototype totest and validate it. Results showed that the new interior significantly improved several aspectand solved problems that the current forestry machine cab interior has, but further work isneeded to get it ready for production.
Abstract [sv]
Denna rapport presenterar processen av att designa om en interiör på en skogsmaskinshytt,med focus på att förbättra komfort, förvaringsutrymme och estetik. Flera design ochutvecklingsmetoder har använts under produktutvecklingsprocessen av den nya interiören.Dessa metoder presenteras genom att följa ”double diamond process” ramverket. Enprototyp i fullskala tillverkades för att presentera resultatet och möjliggöra validering.Ergonomiska utvärderingar och användartester gjordes på hytten för att testa och valideraden. Resultaten visade att den nya hyttinteriören förbättrade många områden och lösteproblem som den nuvarande hytten har, men vidare arbete krävs för att få produkten redo förmarknaden.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages 2025. , p. 74
Keywords [en]
Interior Design, Forest machine, Forestry machine, Operating space, User experience, Ergonomics, Design, Product design
National Category
Design
Identifiers URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-69018 OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-69018 DiVA, id: diva2:1977028
External cooperation
Terri AB
Subject / course JTH, Product Development
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2025-07-012025-06-252025-10-13 Bibliographically approved