A Research and Development of User Centered Zongzi Leaves Cleaning Machine Design

Abstract

For the Chinese, Zongzi is a kind of food that often appears in our daily life. However, with the development of modern automation technology, the original hand-washed leaves were also cleaned by machines. As time experience accumulates, some of the problems that users find will help to improve the efficiency and cleaning effectiveness of the Zongzi leaves cleaning machine, which is worthy of further study.

Generally, it takes many steps to clean the leaves, which is quite time-consuming. Cleaning requires brushing back and forth to remove sand or bug eggs on the leaves. Because of the different thickness of the leaves, it is more likely to cause damage to the general machine, which greatly increases the cost. This study hopes to improve the problem and use the design of the human-machine interface to complete the development and design of the new machine.

This study used an in-depth interview to investigate the needs of the industry. Then, by the Systems engineering and User-centered design, the problems can be classified into four categories: filtering, cleaning, storage, and others. And for each function, find the suitable requirements and appropriate mechanism to design.

The results are suitable for small and medium-sized food factories, it can efficiently and quickly clean the Zongzi leaves and make consumers feel at ease eating.