Abstract
This paper reports an education of universal design (UD) by using a digital mannequin in Kinki University. A digital mannequin is a virtual human model, which is used in 3D-CAD system to evaluate the usability of a product during product design process. In the course, after training on operations of 3D-CAD product modeling and 2D-CAD mechanical drawing, students start exercises on design of UD products by using a digital mannequin. Firstly, students learn the skills to evaluate the usability of the products which is analyzed with digital mannequin such as posture, balance, view, static load (force and torque) at each body part, and so forth. Then, they learn how to develop the products' usability through UD exercises of actual products. This paper also shows the design examples presented by the students and discusses the future works of the course.
