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 A Study on Application of OLED Technology
in Development of Product Innovation

Tsu-Wu Hu1 Shin-Tai Chu1 Ku-Hsi Chu2

Chaoyang University of Technology1 Shi Yi Design Studio2

168, Jifeng E. Rd., Wufeng District1 1F., No.608, Renhua Rd., Dali District ,2
Taichung, 41349 Taiwan, R.O.C.1 Taichung, 41282 Taiwan, R.O.C.2
TEL:886-4-23323000 FAX:886-4-23742335 E-mail:hutw@cyut.edu.tw

Abstract
This research, based on the technical energy of lighting,
integrates its application with various product design ideas
and introduces OLED technology into different fields to
develop new product features and values. This research also
use HDT (Human Design Technology) to search user’s
requirements and check design items of drinking water
equipment. The results of this study summarize several
application design types:1. Large Size screen information
display application, 2. Improve the illumination design of
night instruction, 3. Using OLED high color rendering
technology to change the appearance of color products. As for
the future product application of OLED technology, this study
proposed two points for future research recommendations: 1.
For the product surface screen, OLED can provide more
diversification of display space technology applications; 2. It's
necessary to improve the OLED in the long-term display color
decline and the Imprinting phenomenon, in order to
implement the application of the product design.
Key words: OLED, Product design, Lighting creative design,
Human Design Technology
Introduction
In the past, OLED technology was mainly used in various
types of information equipment panel applications, such as
mobile phones, tablets and car navigation panel displays and
so on. In recent years, OLED technology has been gradually
applied to the lighting applications, and has gradually
replaced traditional bulbs and LED bulbs. It has been widely
used in various public areas such as large shopping mall
display walls, commercial building entrances, event display
Lighting, window lighting design, and even can be used to tail
lights design for cars and locomotives.
In this study, the basic energy of OLED lighting
technology, its application combined with product design and
creative research and development. Hope that from the
perspective of product design and development into the light
of the burst of OLED technology with the burst of new
possibilities, so that OLED is not only limited to the lighting
function or limited to lighting applications, but also through
the combination of
goods, its technical benefits flourish .For different areas of
products to import OLED technology to develop a new
product features and values. Through research and analysis,
the user is set to focus on "life, pleasure, health" and other
ethnic groups, and will be willing to buy high-priced products
to meet the quality of life. In the application analysis of
OLED technology, "Commercial Drinking Water Equipment"
is taken as the research theme of this research for OLED
innovative product development. And through the perspective
of the user into the product design process, to clarify and
define the theme of product development and functional
specification and then through the examination and
verification, put forward the relevant research and
development results. In order to be able to play and gain the
application of OLED technology, and in the future can be
imagined, put forward the product development and
recommendations for all units for reference.
However, at present, major public companies have set up
public drinking water equipment for public use. However, in
addition to providing major water supply functions, public
drinking water equipment can also be expanded with
OLED-related technologies to expand their applicability. Will
be able to enhance the function of drinking water equipment.
As the general public drinking water facilities are mostly set
in the stairwell, exit, corner or the middle of the corridor and
other places. To Taiwan, which is located in the earthquake
zone and the typhoon often hit, people often face the loss of
life and property caused by disasters. Therefore, if the public
drinking water equipment products are combination with
OLED lighting features, they can be provided at the same
time as a disaster escape instructions, as effectively evacuate
the crowd or provide positioning for help and other functions.
In addition, OLED technology can also give safety
instructions and clear operational feedback display when the
drinking water equipment is heated, and can provide
reminding functions such as regular filter replacement
instructions. Of course, because drinking water equipment is
often placed in an eye-catching space for people to come and
go, through OLED technology can also provide to public
authorities or private enterprises or even individuals to carry
out a variety of advertising or a variety of sound effects show
the diversity of needs and Application, and its simulation as
shown in Figure 1 below.
 user-oriented design process in the view of the four steps: 1)
to understand the user: the use of the conditions and express,
2) demand analysis: explicit requirements of users and
organizations matters, 3) design execution: designing
solutions through design, 4) product evaluation: evaluating
design requirements. The design of a product is iterated
through these four steps until the product is actually launched,
until the design and development product is evaluated to meet
the requirements of users and organizations. YAMAOKA
Toshiki (2003) proposed a HDT approach to assist users in
each stage of the development of a design-oriented
perspective. The human-adaptive design concept is illustrated
in Figure 2 below.

The HDT technology includes 3P task analysis, observation

engineering, usability task analysis and motion study, to
understand user’s requirements. Constructive analysis can be
used as an analytical method for setting product specifications
Fig. 1 Drinking water equipment into the OLED technology
and functions. Among them, 70 design check items
simulation diagram
<Including user interface design, universal design, perceptual
design, durability design, eco-sustainable, maintenance
The subject of this research will apply the existing
design, safety (PL) projects, HMI other projects >, can be
technologies of OLEDs to consumer electronics products. In
used as the product design phase check the assessment of
addition to being able to effectively promote the use of
whether the design and development requirements; the final
OLEDs, OLEDs will enable consumers to experience the
design of the production of new products, you can re-use
improvement of the quality of life brought by OLEDs.
performance measurement, heuristic evaluation, cognitive
Therefore, the expected results of this study are as follows:
walk-through and other assessment methods to assess whether
the product design and development of the main line with the
A. To enhance the products to the opportunity and value
inspection objectives .
Most of the current OLED technology is limited to mobile
phones, computers, TVs, tablets, smart watches. Therefore,
Human-machine interface in the process of human
product applications should be considered ethnic types and
prices in the product, so the product attributes should belong cognition have, 1) message input, 2) to understand the
to the use of OLED technology, allowing consumers to meet judgment, 3) performing manipulation, The judging result will
and accept the price. be understood through a three-phase flow such as speaking
and extremities and other organs to the outside world. And
B. Improve the interaction between products and users will be repeated until the operation is completed through
the three-phase flow.3P task analysis is mainly the entire
At present, most of the consumer products and the
complex operation process is divided into simple steps, each
relationship between people are one-way relationship, if you
step of the cognitive process of the three stages of the problem
can import the use of OLED technology, will greatly enhance
point to explore, and then through a series of action analysis
the interaction between products and users. Therefore, in the
can be clarified after the user needs, and thus to improve the
future if the OLED technology can be transferred to consumer
case of improvement. Through the 3P task analysis can make
products, we believe it can provide more than public areas or
windows, lights and other simple lighting more broad use. the user's requirements extracted, with the explicit
requirements of the project can be completed structural
analysis, structural analysis can make the concept of
C. Strengthen safety mechanism and multiple functional
improvement of the design focused on different types of
The future use of the product, the product can provide more
projects for the needs of multi-directional Design hair think.
security features. Such as warnings of overuse of the product,
3P Task Analysis In addition to the issue of extraction also
safety tips when operating the product, improvement of error
discussed possible solutions, the reality is to consider the use
correction when the user uses the product, and the like. In
of existing methods of improvement, the future is the future
addition, OLED imaging technology can provide more diverse
trend or extend the next generation of improvement.
product changes, including changing the color of the product,
the appearance of the design or product features that change
The 70 design check items can be used as a guideline for a
the corresponding lighting tips.
design that assesses the needs of the user. It is built upon
constructive analysis. Design is multi-faceted. The 70 design
check items can be used to assist designers in designing and
Literature
verifying the adequacy of design. Basically, they provide a
wide range of design criteria. They include 29 user interface
Human Design Technology (HDT) is a user-oriented design
items, 9 universal design items, 9 kansei design items, 6
perspective (ISO 13407: User-centered Design Process, UCD),
safety items, 5 durability design items, 2 maintenance design
a people-centered design and development process. ISO
items, sustainable items and 5 items in Human-Machine
13407 proposes the concept of user-oriented design
Interaction. There are totally 70 items in 8 categories.
perspective, the
 Verification People-centered design
Validation needs
 User test
 Usability task
 Inspection
Use and express
Design and evaluation The system meets the
of requirements needs of users and
organizations
design
 70 design item
Design solutions
 Design pattern
Fig. 2 HDT(Human Design Technology)
Method
This research mainly focus on the following aspects: (1)
develop the product specification and the application of
OLED technology; (2) designing and confirm the concept of
product concept; (3) introducing the technology of HDT , The
user point of view for review. and assist in the design and
development process to confirm product specifications and
functions, (4) commercial water dispenser product
development design, (5) through the HDT technology,
product validation experiments and results of the
implementation of the analysis, (6) the results of the merger
and put forward the future Key technical proposals, and other
six projects were implemented separately, the implementation
of the project content and the relationship shown in Figure 3
below.
In this study, 3P task analysis, observation engineering,
usability task analysis and motion study technology , were
used to observe and understand the respondents' operational
responses and feedbacks, and to construct specifications and
functions by using structural analysis and to perform design ,
And finally through the 70 design check items as a product
design check to assess whether the user needs.
Formulation of product requirements
specification and OLED technology application
surface analysis
Product concept design Import HDT technology
and development of for review, And in the
functional elements to design process to assist
confirm the confirmation the analysis of product
Drinking fountains product model making and
testing adjustments
HDT for product verification results analysis
Provide product design results and future
development of related product technology and
advice, and the completion of the report
Fig. 3 Research implementation and relationship diagram
Verification Conclusion and Suggestion
 3P task
 Observation engineering
 Usability task After the analysis of this study, decided to commercial
office drinking water equipment as a product of creative
design for OLED technology applications. According to the
design criteria, 30 designers were invited to conduct HDT
Explicit user and inspection and appraisal of commercial office drinking water
organization
requirements equipment, and the product positioning and functional
specifications were confirmed through checking methods to
Conceptual building meet the indicators and requirements of the inspection items.
 Concept At the same time, In the process of checking the project, we
will concentrate on the design and research topics and
grasp the functions and
specifications of each product and the needs of users.
First of all, the subjects using HDT detection principle, the
basic operation of the drinking water equipment after the
operation and use of the interview, and the interview results
for further analysis and compilation, check out and HDT
related checklist, and through the analysis of the results, will
be from the user interface, universal design and safety design,
as the main check points, to facilitate the appearance of
improved design. The check flow chart shown in Figure 4
below.
In the design of user interface, a large area of the display
panel, intuitive touch operation, to replace the text interface
with the pattern subjects are more concerned about the
subject; and in the general design review, the test subjects pay
more attention to simple and clear Finally, in the safety
design, the subjects are more concerned about evacuation
instructions, hot water warning and other functions, because
the testers think the dispenser is usually placed in the corner
or stairwell, In the event of a fire or other need to evacuate,
OLED display can be used as a safe design of grooming
measures.
Developed by the HDT assessment of different styling
vocabulary, but with form styling vocabulary can be designed
for drinking fountains, water dispenser design considerations
are as follows: 1) Subjects can apply the OLED technology to
display or decorate the appearance, and also can provide night
lighting and other functions. Students should be allowed to
play on their own drinking water equipment. 2) This design is
done in a color tool that behaves in a non-discrepant manner,
but the drawing must include the function, material, design
features, and "title of the artwork" of each product. 3) The
artwork must be rendered with different perspectives and
partial details to provide a visual presentation (the number of
images is uneven in order to be able to represent the overall
appearance of the design or function).
Fig. 4 HDT structural analysis of the map
 Above, after 30 designers to discuss and create, and
finally selected three designers as the design application
output, the design and application of works are shown in
Figure 5-7 below.
From the above enumeration, it can be found that most of
the respondents still mainly use information screens for
OLED applications, and second, they use the original
characteristics of OLEDs to create other applications. The
overall induction of several types of applications:
A. Large screen information display applications
As OLED provides a light, low power consumption
features, so a large number of subjects will use large panels to
provide information display area, so that users can easily
grasp the various states of drinking water equipment.
B. Improve the creative design of night lighting
Subjects in the creative design applications, in addition to a
large area screen as a design, but also in other drinking
fountains for lighting enhancements, allowing users to drink
water at night, you can easily drink without touching the dark.
C. Make good use of OLED high color rendering technology
Because the subjects were well acquainted with various
OLED-related knowledge prior to design, it was easier to
apply the OLED's high-Saturation coloring technology to
other functions such as the appearance of an original cold
water dispenser and the use of full-screen coverage
technology to make the four-sided appearance May change
color with time or preferences.
Fig. 5 Design Creative Output A
Fig. 6 Design Creative Output B
Fig. 7 Design Creative Output C
OLED technology has gradually matured, but the
application is still not universal, the study made the following
two suggestions:
A. How to reduce costs to apply the product design
At present, OLED technology is still dominated by
Samsung in South Korea. For the current R & D technology in
Taiwan, the production cost is still not universally applicable
to other large-scale home appliances. Looking forward to
Taiwan R & D team in the production costs can be further
improved.
B. OLED color decay and lack of branded to continue to
improve in the future
Currently OLED shows that it can provide high saturation
and low power consumption, when use over time, color fades
and burn phenomenon will occur. Therefore, looking forward
to a research and development technical team can improve the
fatal flaw of this OLED.
In this study, OLED technology applied to product design
research, its conclusions and recommendations, and also in
the future to provide a variety of products OLED display
technology innovation design, and provide designers in the
application of OLED technology design process, provide a
reference and academic Reference to Related Research.
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