Monday, June 28, 2010

Can we make luggage pick up more comfortable?

It's unrealistic to expect that, in bending to pick luggage up, people will always know to bend their knees first. The risk of applying undue stress on the spine or even injuring it by bending over too much will always be there. So what can we do to improve the design of the baggage claim carousels? We could control the level of comfort by setting the height of the carousel to a better height but what is a better height? People have differing heights and one height can't fit all. One option would be to design the carousel to come in a gradient of heights as it circles around and let people stand in the area of the carousel whose height best matches theirs. Another thought to improve the experience of picking up luggage is to take advantage of the tilted surface of the carousel and allow the protective bar that prevents the luggage from falling off to open and close with the press of a button and have the luggage drop directly into the trolley.

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