On the road - Daniel Annetta

Focusing on this the development of the shape of
the head became very important. Creating such a
shape would allow the machine heads to be placed
closer together but staggered to give extra room
where needed.
The final interaction and ergonomic features
revolve around the user and how they operate the
mechanisms, in particular the bayonet lock which
holds the neck in place. This locking system is
quite small in its area but needs a bit of force to
create that tight joint lock and unlock. So far the
development to do this task is based around using
a separate tool which when placed within one of
the parts of the bayonet lock is then twisted. This
tool uses a long handle which is easy to grip and
maneuver. The long handle means less force is
required by the user to twist the lock making the
task as a whole a lot easier especially if it were to be
operated by a child or someone with less strength in
their hands. This tool seen in figure 5.12 is simple to
understand and use however further development
of this tool could be done to possibly make the
tool part of the lock. Potentially have some sort of
handle that pops out of the lock allowing you to
turn in then returns flush when the lock is set in
place.
Figure 5.12: Current tool used to tighten and lock bayonet
mechanism
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