Microscope Usability Evaluation Based on Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process

Abstract

The basic position of microscope in experimental teaching is increasingly prominent, but there is still a big gap between its multidimensional index factors such as operation efficiency, effectiveness, and user satisfaction and the goal of teaching application. Based on the usability design theory, Kinovea video analysis software and ANSYS finite element analysis software were separately used to carry out user observation and product structure testing and analyze the multiple heterogeneous factors affecting the use of microscopes in teaching application scenarios and record usability data; the Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process was utilized to summarize and analyze the usability data and construct a usability evaluation model of microscope. Under the guidance of the usability evaluation model, the microscope was optimized, and its usability was verified by Jack simulation and finite element analysis at last. The results show that: On the layer of operational efficiency, the usability index of intuitive operation and easy to learn of the microscope accounts for the largest weight. On the layer of effectiveness, the index of stable structural connection of the microscope has a larger weight; adjusting the material properties and product structure can effectively improve the stability of the microscope. On the layer of user satisfaction, the index of use comfortably of the microscope accounts for the largest weight, and the comfort of students’ neck and other joints can be improved by optimizing the microscope’s functional layout. This research provides an evaluation index reference and design optimization experience for the multiple heterogeneous factor-driven microscope usability design in teaching applications.