Matsuura, Naoki; Hatano, Yuji; Iizuka, Teppei; Fujisawa, Tatsuro; Wesugi, Shigeru // 2017
There are still a lot of high-load physical works which can’t be substituted by machine, such as clearing snow, removing sediment under floor and volcanic ashes, where a large-sized machine cannot be ...
Stelvaga, Anastasia; Fortin, Clement // 2017
Wearable technologies comprise a large variety of electronic devices that are suitable to wear on the human body. These technologies were considered initially as an isolated consumer product but are ...
Al Mashagbeh, Mohammad; Al-Dulaimi, Thamir; Khamesee, Mir Behrad // 2017
This paper addresses the conceptual design of and optimal dimensions for building a portable 3-DOF (Degree of Freedom) electromagnetic finger manipulator that can be used for many industrial ...
Mathias, David; Boa, Duncan; Hicks, Ben; Snider, Chris; Bennett, Peter; Taylor, Colin // 2017
Design rules govern the design process by imposing constraints on the development of a product. Examples of design rules include engineering standards, regulations, standard operating procedures and ...
Skelly, Martin; Bruce, Fraser // 2017
Since the Bauhaus, industry and product design education have been intrinsically linked. A century later, industry collaborations still form a major component in product design education. In 2016, ...
Pasman, Gert; Rozendaal, Marco // 2017
This paper introduces Cinematic Prototyping as a new method for designing the precise sensuous and aesthetic flow of product interactions. Having cinematic codes and techniques such as enactment, ...
Komashie, Alexander; Ray, Sarah; Kar Ray, Manaan; Clarkson, P. John // 2017
Healthcare services that consistently meet the needs of service users have to be designed. The growing demand for better quality of care, together with an increasing awareness of limited resources, ...
Ranscombe, Charlie; Bissett-Johnson, Katherine; Boa, Duncan; Hicks, Ben // 2017
Sketches, cardboard mock-ups, and digital modelling software are typical media at a designer’s disposal for visualising and evaluating ideas. Recent research indicates the benefits of using such ...
Bruno, Carmen; Canina, Maria Rita // 2017
The current societal trend of digitally enabled self-production (i.e. digital Do-It-Yourself) is emblematic of the contemporary and diffuse attitude to make and create. It also reflects the new ...
Deininger, Michael; Daly, Shanna; Sienko, Kathleen; Lee, Jennifer; Obed, Samuel; Effah Kaufmann, Elsie // 2017
This research investigates how prototype format, here defined as the physical nature of a prototype, influences feedback from stakeholders in the process of designing a medical device. We presented ...
Corremans, Jan A.M.; Coppieters, Werner // 2017
The importance and value of hand drawing and sketching activity in the early stages of the design process has already been extensively argued. Ideation sketches are used as a source of inspiration ...
Ranscombe, Charlie; Bissett-Johnson, Katherine; Kuys, Blair // 2017
Sketching is acknowledged as being a crucial tool in both exploring and representing ideas during the engineering design process. Despite this importance design educators experience difficulties in ...
Mitani, Atsushi // 2017
Robot contest gives a technical challenge opportunity to students studying robotics and mechatronics technology. In such contests, robot structure and function must be designed to complete specific ...
Müller, Marvin; Schiffbänker, Paul; Albers, Albert; Braun, Andreas; Bursac, Nikola // 2017
Product engineering has become more and more complex, as there are multiple interrelated elements with high dynamic and variance. To support the work of designers and managers, various methodologies ...
Ray, Samantak; Choi, Young Mi // 2017
The product design lifecycle is dependent on user-feedback to deploy products with the highest rate of market success. User-feedback informs a product design to cater to the needs of the consumer. ...
Hall, Ashley; Kann, Michael Geoffrey; Ferrarello, Laura; Pulley, Robert // 2017
Encouraging creative risk to reduce risk to life explores how a collaborative, cross disciplinary design research and teaching methodology can provide a platform for tackling projects in the complex ...
Breckle, Theresa; Kiefer, Jens; Rudolph, Stephan; Manns, Martin // 2017
Car Manufacturers are subject to continuous and fundamental changes. Already today increasing time pressure, rising complexity and a soaring cost pressure require a shorter time to market. As ...
Filippi, Stefano; Barattin, Daniela // 2017
Several factors could affect the effectiveness of product design activities. These factors can be internal to the designers like skill, knowledge and personality traits, as well as external like ...
Kovacevic, Ahmed; Vukasinovic, Nikola; Pavkovic, Neven; Horak, Peter // 2017
Studies on the effectiveness of New Product Development (NPD) in countries of partner organizations of EGPR (European Global Product Realisation) course discovered that the end phases of the process ...
Lynch, Matthew; Slåttsveen, Kristoffer; Lozano, Federico; Steinert, Martin; Andersson, Gunnar // 2017
Entrepreneurial skills are receiving greater attention as engineering departments realise the value of having their graduates receive an education that goes beyond just technical skills. In Norway, ...
Martinec, Tomislav; Škec, Stanko; Štorga, Mario // 2017
Presented research explores the nature of teamwork activity in the conceptual design phase with an aim to unfold the patterns of team behaviour during execution of a specific design task. Teamwork ...
Kaspar, Jerome; Vielhaber, Michael // 2017
e for the product development of (high-tech) lightweight systems across several industries. Accordingly, apart from the today’s extensive gain in constructive and technological engineering skills, ...
Mandolini, Marco; Brunzini, Agnese; Manieri, Steve; Germani, Michele // 2017
The custom-made insole is largely recognized as the most important orthotics for decreasing the foot plantar pressure, using additions or cutouts, which modify the geometry of the insole. This paper ...
Borgianni, Yuri; Rotini, Federico; Tomassini, Marco // 2017
Creativity is critical to the success of design outcomes. Several research contributions investigate the effects of different stimuli on the creativity of conceptual solutions. Studies still lacks ...