Kansei Engineering as a Tool to Design Tool Kit for White-Collar Family

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore the application of Kansei Engineering for designing kit products. This study precisely described the design processes of kit products based on the theory and method of Kansei Engineering. A tool kit for the white-collar family was selected as the implementation target. The target users’ perceptual needs and aesthetic tastes for tool kit were obtained via user survey and statistical analysis. The six Kansei words and fifteen representative samples of tools design were obtained through questionnaires, interviews, statistical analysis, and other methods. The semantic differential method was used to collect users’ evaluation data of typical samples. The tool kit design elements that meet the target customer’s perceptual needs were obtained by the analysis of evaluation data and the breakdown of representative samples. Finally, two kits were developed according to the design clue and verification test was performed and provided proof for the feasibility and effectiveness of this study. The result of this research can be used as a reference for future research or future design related to hardware products.