Open AccessA new development of the clove harvest safety tool for farmers
Author(s) -
Hartomo Soewardi,
Rahmat Ali Sujono
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1367/1/012040
Subject(s) - flexibility (engineering) , engineering , risk analysis (engineering) , computer science , business , mathematics , statistics
Clove harvest safety tool is a tool to assist the clove farmers to move at high altitudes while harvesting cloves. In addition to being a vital tool for user safety, it helps farmers ease the clove harvest activities. Currently, many users are complaining about the safety of the existing clove harvest tool available in the market. This indicates the shortcomings in the existing tool design. Some of these complaints include difficulty to use, less convenient shape, and the expensive price in the market. These shortcomings have made users reluctant to use the safety tool while moving at an altitude of clove trees. The purpose of this study is to develop a new design of safety tools for clove farmers using the User-Centered Design as a concept to determine the design parameters of safety tools. The survey was conducted to identify the criteria and the use of statistical analysis to test hypotheses developed. This research results in the design parameters of safety tools that can represent the user demand as well as the farmers’ safety and activity. These criteria include strong design, durability, flexibility, multifunctionality and comfort.