General aspect of human sensory factors for total product life cycle-HUTOP

This study aims at establishing an "advanced human technology" framework, meant to help design human-friendly business models, as well as manufactured products and manufacturing systems. Toward the new manufacturing system, we have proposed an entirely new product life cycle concept based on the dual viewpoints of customers and producers, which is applied technologies that evaluate human factors like sensibility, knowledge and intelligence. It is realized in the HUTOP concept that aims to acquire the requirements of individual customers and use them in designs, and maintain both worker's satisfaction and productivity under coordinating human and machine.