Innovación a partir del ergodiseño en productos de trabajo agrícola (en el sector cafetero)

Abstract

The purpose of the project is to present an ergonomic proposal in the design of the harvester to improve the wellbeing of the coffee farmers and to make the coffee harvesting process more efficient. Starting with a study of the activities they carry out, the work area and the design of their tools; as well as the form and postures they perform when executing their work, in order to propose improvements that allow intervention in their well-being and quality of life. Likewise, the work presents an ergonomic evaluation of the jobs and how they perform said activities; therefore, training sessions were held on the appropriate positions that must be taken at the time of exercising these activities, such as the position of the back, upper and lower limbs. In the coffee farm where the data collection was carried out and the analysis of the activities carried out by coffee farmers, it was clearly demonstrated the need to design the collector with ergonomic criteria; Also, when interacting with the coffee farmers, I provide the project with enough information for the development of the product and thus be able to carry out an Ergodiseño to the existing collector.