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Assignment 1
Assignment 1
The handle is ergonomically shaped and colored to both distinguish it from the blades and blend
it with other household cooking appliances.
The triggers are positioned in the natural position for the fingers and are shaped to indicate
pulling.
First Use
Downward force was still necessary to complete cuts.
The handle was heavier compared to normal knives, making the weight balance different.
Shape of blade holding tabs make them harder to remove than insert.
Blades
Handle
Trigger
Overall measurements:
● Handle length: 9.25 in (23.5 cm)
● Thickness/circumference: 2.25 in (5.7 cm)
● Blade length: 7.85 in (20 cm)
● Trigger: 1.5 x .5 in (3.8 x 1.3 cm)
● Location: .5 in from top of handle
● Blade release trigger: .875 x .5 in (2.22 x 1.3 cm)
● Location: 1 in (2.5 cm) from top of handle
External Product Overview (cont.)
Affordances and Visual Cues
The blade release trigger, indicated by a “BLADE RELEASE” The knife only
label, affords pulling. Pulling the trigger releases the blade, works if it it
Holding tabs allow the blades to
which are then manually removed. connected to a
be maneuvered safely, colored
power outlet.
white to indicate safe touching
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Concept of Operations
1. Intended use
○ Cut or carve poultry meats and tough breads
○ Meant to make cutting simpler and less physically draining
2. Intended audience
○ Home cooks
○ Anyone mentally and physically able to handle a knife safely
3. Use
○ A trigger on the bottom of the knife is pulled to move the
blades
○ The harder the trigger is pressed, the faster the blades move
○ Another trigger releases the blades from the device
4. Conditions
○ Home (spacious) environment
○ Tough foods
5. Workflow
○ Someone making a meal that has a large loaf of hard bread to
cut
○ Someone does not enjoy the physically draining tasks of
cooking