Research And Design Of Interaction Gloves Used For Weight-bearing Tai Chi Exercise

Tai chi chuan, a good sport for healthy benefits, seldom be taken seriously by youngpeople among the many fitness training projects. This study, aims to design a pair of glovesthat in combination with electronic products, by which can improve the intensity of fitnesswhile people having Tai chi chuan exercises, so that Tai chi chuan will be suitable for allages people, and it will become a better way to carry forward the Chinese traditionalculture.In the aspect of product researching theory, the correlation study of fitness productswere analysed firstly, including the concept, development direction, forms, characteristicsanalysis, etc. Then took the user segmentation and mental model established.In the aspect of method practice, firstly made the market research by using theuser-centered design method, in order to have a preliminary understanding of weight gloves,wear players and material. Secondly, we completed the analysis of user demand, userinterviews, questionnaire, and the user models, in order to provide a realistic basis forfollow-up design.Finally, there comes to the product design and test. Hand movements analysis andenvironment analysis go first, because they do have great comfort affects to the user, thensketches, the feedback model test, and the finally product. In the end, we got Tai chi chuanexercisers tested the whole gloves in different dimensions by giving scores, in order to getthe overall points of view of this product.