Improving ergonomics during door installations
(2026) MMKM10 20261Innovation
- Abstract
- This master thesis was conducted in collaboration with ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems. The aim was to find solutions for increasing the efficiency of the installation of their SL500 sliding door. With no given problem within the installation process, or specific part to focus on, the project evolved as more insights were gained into the installation process. As different problems emerged the project shifted to from efficiency to instead explore how to increase the ergonomic possibilities for the installers during the installation process.
The project follows the UK Design Council’s Double Diamond design methodology, while also implementing some of the guidelines from their “Expanded Framework for Innovation”. The methods used to gather... (More) - This master thesis was conducted in collaboration with ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems. The aim was to find solutions for increasing the efficiency of the installation of their SL500 sliding door. With no given problem within the installation process, or specific part to focus on, the project evolved as more insights were gained into the installation process. As different problems emerged the project shifted to from efficiency to instead explore how to increase the ergonomic possibilities for the installers during the installation process.
The project follows the UK Design Council’s Double Diamond design methodology, while also implementing some of the guidelines from their “Expanded Framework for Innovation”. The methods used to gather information about the installation process and find problem areas were shadowing and interviews. The data gathered was processed using a thematic analysis which found several problem areas which could be further explored. In coordination with the ASSA ABLOY supervisors the problem area we focused on became installation ergonomics.
To find possible solutions multiple brainstorming sessions took place that generated concepts and ideas for ways to approach the issue. By using competitive benchmarking inspiration could be gathered for some of the concepts and doing more rounds of brainstorming combined with screening matrixes helped define the concepts even further. In the end we had three final concepts to evaluate, two of which were developed by us and one concept which was a consumer product.
The evaluation gave different results, indicating one of the concepts as a promising solution to the issue by changing the design of the SL500 to better allow good ergonomic positions. The other two concepts, while possibly helpful, proved difficult to have the installation technicians integrate in their process. (Less) - Abstract (Swedish)
- Denna masteruppsats gjordes I samarbete med ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems. Målet var att hitta lösningar för att öka effektiviteten vid installationer av deras SL500-skjutdörr. Eftersom ingen problemformulering eller specifikt fokusområde gavs gällande installationsprocessen utvecklades projektet konstant vartefter vi fick ytterligare insikter gällande installationsprocessen. I takt med att olika problem framkom riktades fokuset från effektivisering till att istället utforska hur vi kan öka de ergonomiska möjligheterna för installatörerna under installationsprocessen.
Projektet följer UK Design Councils Double Diamond-designmetodologi, och implementerar också några av riktlinjerna från deras ”Expanded Framework for Innovation”. Metoderna... (More) - Denna masteruppsats gjordes I samarbete med ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems. Målet var att hitta lösningar för att öka effektiviteten vid installationer av deras SL500-skjutdörr. Eftersom ingen problemformulering eller specifikt fokusområde gavs gällande installationsprocessen utvecklades projektet konstant vartefter vi fick ytterligare insikter gällande installationsprocessen. I takt med att olika problem framkom riktades fokuset från effektivisering till att istället utforska hur vi kan öka de ergonomiska möjligheterna för installatörerna under installationsprocessen.
Projektet följer UK Design Councils Double Diamond-designmetodologi, och implementerar också några av riktlinjerna från deras ”Expanded Framework for Innovation”. Metoderna som användes för att samla information kring installationsprocessen och hitta problemområden var shadowing och intervjuer. Datan som samlats bearbetades med hjälp av en tematisk analys som resulterade i flera problemområden som kunde utforskas vidare. I samråd med handledarna på ASSA ABLOY valde vi att fokusera på problemområdet installationsergonomi.
För att hitta möjliga lösningar genomförde vi flera brainstorming-sessioner som resulterade i olika koncept och ideer på hur man kan hantera problemen. Genom att använda competitive benchmarking kunde vi hämta inspiration för några koncept och ytterligare brainstorming i kombination med screening-matriser hjälpte oss att definiera koncepten ännu tydligare. I slutändan hade vi tre koncept att utvärdera, två egenutvecklade produkter och ett koncept som bestod av en konsumentprodukt.
Utvärderingen gav olika resultat för koncepten, och indikerade att ett av koncepten kunde vara en lovande lösning för problemet. Detta genom att ändra utformningen av SL500 för att bättre möjliggöra ergonomiska arbetsställningar. De andra två koncepten, som fortfarande har möjlig potential, visade tecken på svårigheter att integreras i installationsteknikernas process. (Less)
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- author
- Livijn, Sixten LU and Toräng, Joel
- supervisor
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- Elin Olander LU
- organization
- course
- MMKM10 20261
- year
- 2026
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Technical design, ergonomics, human-centered design, prototyping, arm rest
- language
- English
- id
- 9238209
- date added to LUP
- 2026-06-15 12:05:29
- date last changed
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abstract = {{This master thesis was conducted in collaboration with ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems. The aim was to find solutions for increasing the efficiency of the installation of their SL500 sliding door. With no given problem within the installation process, or specific part to focus on, the project evolved as more insights were gained into the installation process. As different problems emerged the project shifted to from efficiency to instead explore how to increase the ergonomic possibilities for the installers during the installation process.
The project follows the UK Design Council’s Double Diamond design methodology, while also implementing some of the guidelines from their “Expanded Framework for Innovation”. The methods used to gather information about the installation process and find problem areas were shadowing and interviews. The data gathered was processed using a thematic analysis which found several problem areas which could be further explored. In coordination with the ASSA ABLOY supervisors the problem area we focused on became installation ergonomics.
To find possible solutions multiple brainstorming sessions took place that generated concepts and ideas for ways to approach the issue. By using competitive benchmarking inspiration could be gathered for some of the concepts and doing more rounds of brainstorming combined with screening matrixes helped define the concepts even further. In the end we had three final concepts to evaluate, two of which were developed by us and one concept which was a consumer product.
The evaluation gave different results, indicating one of the concepts as a promising solution to the issue by changing the design of the SL500 to better allow good ergonomic positions. The other two concepts, while possibly helpful, proved difficult to have the installation technicians integrate in their process.}},
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title = {{Improving ergonomics during door installations}},
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