Laboratories

FACILITIES

Furnishing laboratory

Furniture’s and furnishing laboratory is equipped with Computer Aided Interior Designing (CAD) software, Revitt Architecture and 3Ds Max to develop competency among graduates in designing interirors. The basics of interior designing deals with space management for which furniture are available to have hands-on training for students.

Ergonomics laboratory

Equipments such as Lux Meter, Noise Level Meter, Personal Sampler, Air Quality Monitor, Body Fat Analyser, Heart Rate Monitor, Spirometer, Skinfold Caliper, Angle Display Unit,MicroFET5 Inclinometer, Infrared Thermography, Electronic Grip Strength Dynamometer, Grip Strength Dynamometer with logger, Push/Pull Force Gauge, Treadmill, Metronome, Ergomaster, Electromyography, (EMG),Vibration Analysis Tool Set and Human Modelling Software – Human CAD are available in this laboratory. It is also used for research and teaching of Undergraduate and postgraduate students. .

Model Kitchen for Elderly

A prototype model kitchen for elderly has been constructed from the DST Research project. This will be the universal design incorporating all facilities such as safety and comfort for the elderly population. In addition to it, these designs are also made available in the online and has also been promoted among the builders and contractors to reach the community through their building projects.

AICRP laboratory – FRM Component

AICRP laboratory houses the following equipment.

Heat Stress Monitor
Harpenden Anthropometer
Fertilizer broadcaster
Brush cutter
Seed driller

Theses facilities are used to carryout the AICRP research activities and a resource centre has been established at the adopted village to cater to the farm women. This centre has drudgery reducing farm tools which are specific to vegetable production system.

The following equipments are available for custom hiring in the Department of Family Resource Management and Consumer Sciences, Community Science College and Research Institute.

S.No	Name of the equipment	Use	Parameters that can be analysed	Hiring Charges (Rs.)
1.	Personal Sampler	To assess occupational exposure to gases, vapors and dusts	Cumulative concentration of aerosol	250 per hour
2.	Air Quality Monitor	Air sampling and monitoring	Air pollution index- inhalable particulate matter, Carbon monoxide, nitrogen di oxide, ozone and sulphur di oxide	500 per hour
3.	Heat Stress Monitor	For athletic or military training, warehousing, occupational heat stress management, and risk assessment investigations.	Amount of heat transfer, fluid loss	1500 per sample
4.	Body Fat Analyzer	Detects the amount of fat in the body	BMI, Body Age, Visceral Fat Level, Body Fat & Skeletal Muscle Percentage	500 per day
5.	Heart Rate Monitor	Used to gather heart rate data while performing various types of physical activities	Heart beats Foot steps Calorie burned	500 per day
6.	Spirometer	Measures the amount of air a person is able to breathe in and out	Vital capacity (VC), Forced vital capacity (FVC), Forced expiratory volume (FEV) (FEV1), (FEF 25–75%) and maximal voluntary ventilation (MVV)	1000 per sample
7.	Angle Display Unit	This device displays the magnitude of the inclination angle or deformation of any structure and gives the equivalent digital value.	Measurement of Circular motion equivalence of displacement	500 per day
8.	MicroFET5 Inclinometer	Used for extremity range of motion testing and specifically for measuring spinal range	Vertical angles (tilt) between two objects.	1000 per sample
9.	Infrared Thermograpy	Assessment of employees at risk for work-related injuries. Identify WMSDs (work-related musculoskeletal disorders) more efficiently.	Thermal images- emission, reflection, skin temperature	2000 per sample
10.	Digital Grip Strength Dynamometer	To measure muscular strength or the maximum force/tension generated by one’s forearm muscles	Mean strength of hands, hand length, mean grip force	500 per hour
11.	Grip Strength Dynamometer with Data Logger	To measure muscular strength, receive the information and a computer chip to store it	Mean strength of hands, hand length, mean grip force	1500 per sample
12.	Push /Pull Force Gauge	To measure push and pull forces	Push and pull forces	250 per hour
13.	Treadmill	mostly used for cardio training Can also be used for strengthening muscles, including glutes, thighs, and calves.	Heartbeat, footsteps, calorie, distance walked, speed	250 per hour
14.	Metronome	Help to keep a consistent tempo so that a person do not inadvertently speed up or slow down	Beats-per-minute (BPM)	200 per hr
15.	Ergomaster	Applications include ergonomic analysis, risk factor identification, training, as well as job and workstation redesign.	Arm positions, trunk support, leg and foot support and balance	2000 per sample
16.	Electromyography (EMG)	To monitor the degree of muscle activation before and after ergonomic instruction Muscle and nerve disorder	Analysis of movement, gait analysis, evaluating fatigue, neuro muscular disorder, Co activation, Maximum Voluntary Contraction of muscle (MVC)	2000 per sample
17.	Vibration Analysis Tool Set	Obtain vibration data. Hazards related to exposure of the human body to vibration from power tools, vehicles and machinery	Vibration magnitude, Exposure points per hour, Time to reach EAV, time to reach ELV, exposure duration, partial exposure, partial exposure points	2000 per sample
18.	Human Modeling CAD	Simulation activity based on models that describe human anthropometric and biomechanical phenomena	Body posture, reach envelope, the field of view, clearances, loading on lumbar spine segments, and other anthropometry and biomechanics visualizations	2000 per sample
19.	Personal Heat Stress Monitor	To evaluate potential heat stress environments	WBGT index value (Wet Bulb Globe Temperature)	1500 per day
20.	Glucometer	To check whether the blood glucose levels are controlled, or are low or high	Fasting blood sugar Postprandial blood sugar Bedtime blood sugar	50 / sample
21.	Lux meter	To measure the amount of light in a space/on a particular work surface	Visible light quantification Brightness quantification	200 / day
22.	Noise Level Meter	Can measure sound at different frequencies (called octave band analysis) and record sound clips to determine the source of noise pollution	Maximum Sound pressure level, weighting characteristics, tone burst response	200 / day
23.	Skinfold Caliper	Assess the skinfold thickness, so that a prediction of the total amount of body fat can be made.	Skin fold thickness	500 / day
24.	Harpenden Anthropometer	Versatile anthropometric tool	standing height, sitting height and arm length	500 /day

FACILITIES

Model Kitchen for Elderly

AICRP laboratory – FRM Component

The following equipments are available for custom hiring in the Department of Family Resource Management and Consumer Sciences, Community Science College and Research Institute.

S.No

Name of the equipment

Use

Parameters that can be analysed

Hiring Charges (Rs.)

1.

Personal Sampler

To assess occupational exposure to gases, vapors and dusts

Cumulative concentration of aerosol

250 per hour

2.

Air Quality Monitor

Air sampling and monitoring

Air pollution index- inhalable particulate matter, Carbon monoxide, nitrogen di oxide, ozone and sulphur di oxide

500 per hour

3.

Heat Stress Monitor

For athletic or military training, warehousing, occupational heat stress management, and risk assessment investigations.

Amount of heat transfer, fluid loss

1500 per sample

4.

Body Fat Analyzer

Detects the amount of fat in the body

BMI, Body Age, Visceral Fat Level, Body Fat & Skeletal Muscle Percentage

500 per day

5.

Heart Rate Monitor

Used to gather heart rate data while performing various types of physical activities

Heart beats

Foot steps

Calorie burned

500 per day

6.

Spirometer

Measures the amount of air a person is able to breathe in and out

Vital capacity (VC), Forced vital capacity (FVC), Forced expiratory volume (FEV) (FEV1), (FEF 25–75%) and maximal voluntary ventilation (MVV)

1000 per sample

7.

Angle Display Unit

This device displays the magnitude of the inclination angle or deformation of any structure and gives the equivalent digital value.

Measurement of Circular motion equivalence of displacement

500 per day

8.

MicroFET5 Inclinometer

Used for extremity range of motion testing and specifically for measuring spinal range

Vertical angles (tilt) between two objects.

1000 per sample

9.

Infrared Thermograpy

Assessment of employees at risk for work-related injuries.

Identify WMSDs (work-related musculoskeletal disorders) more efficiently.

Thermal images- emission, reflection, skin temperature

2000 per sample

10.

Digital Grip Strength Dynamometer

To measure muscular strength or the maximum force/tension generated by one’s forearm muscles

Mean strength of hands, hand length, mean grip force

500 per hour

11.

Grip Strength Dynamometer with Data Logger

To measure muscular strength, receive the information and a computer chip to store it

Mean strength of hands, hand length, mean grip force

1500 per sample

12.

Push /Pull Force Gauge

To measure push and pull forces

Push and pull forces

250 per hour

13.

Treadmill

mostly used for cardio training

Can also be used for strengthening muscles, including glutes, thighs, and calves.

Heartbeat, footsteps, calorie, distance walked, speed

250 per hour

14.