McElheron, Paul; Pilgaard Harsaae, Malene // 2016
This paper is a case study aimed at exploring the cross-disciplinary synergy between design thinking
and product engineering. Teams of Bachelor of Engineering students were given a product ...
Sakae, Y.; Kato, T.; Sato, K.; Matsuoka, Y. // 2016
This paper describes the characteristics of design methods necessary for facilitating the design process of sharing and accumulating design information by classifying existing methods based on ...
Philippe, Jean // 2016
Through an exploratory approach to design practice, this thesis project examines how conceptual constraints can be used to structure the design process and allow for richer visual interpretations of ...
Gopsill, J.; Snider, C.; Shi, L.; Ben, H. // 2016
Computer Aided Design (CAD) has become an integral tool for many engineering design activities. CAD not only forms the digital embodiment of the products design but also supports communication ...
Weiss, Florian; Binz, Hansgeorg; Roth, Daniel // 2016
A key factor for exploiting the potential of additive manufacturing technologies is the full utilisation of the available geometrical freedom of design. Common solutions for design problems can be ...
Ethan, Hilton; Blake, Willifor; Wayne, Li; Erin, McTigue; Tracy, Hammond; Julie, Linsey // 2016
Numerous studies have found sketching to be a useful skill for engineers. Sketching has been found to improve spatial visualization skills and help increase creativity in the design process. ...
Evans, M. // 2016
Journal publication remains central to the dissemination of research and acknowledgement of credibility through peer review. As funding bodies start to require evidence of impact for ‘non-academic ...
Kaspar, Jerome; Vielhaber, Michael // 2016
Apart from the emerging futuristic vision of a fourth industrial revolution – a collective term including among others Cyber-Physical-Systems, the Internet of Things&Services as well as Cloud ...
Skulberg, Harald // 2016
This paper investigates how cross-disciplinary teaching and the act of mental scaling may build
valuable stimulus for creativity and influence students’ learning outcome in an undergraduate ...
Conrad, Franziska; Lofthouse, Vicky; Escobar-Tello, Carolina // 2016
This paper discusses the findings of a doctoral literature investigation considering design practice
inspired by Nature into education. Academic and mainstream commercial publications related to ...
Tanderup Gade, Ulla // 2016
Design boards are communication and ideation tools used by designers in a design process to create
shared understanding and creativity either mutually or between designer and client. There are ...
Wang, Y.; Yu, S. // 2016
In the era of rapid consumption and highly digital,dynamic user requirements and diverse user experiences (DRDUE) influence the forms of the product and the way we understand and use the product. ...
Gillian, Hatcher; William, Ion; Ross, Maclachlan; Andrew, Wodehouse; Barbara, Simpson; Marion, Sheridan // 2016
We argue that the processes of creating successful comedy are comparable to the processes of designing an innovative product. Our research explores how constructs of humor may be applied to the early ...
Ziegler, Ute; Acklin, Claudia // 2016
Concrete applications or methods for design approaches from system theory are few and far between. This paper describes the development of a modular cocoon based on system theory methods, a place of ...
Jones, D. A.; Eckert, C. M. // 2016
This paper examines the addition of design margins for building services energy infrastructure during the design process. It argues that care must be taken when applying margins; ensuring cumulative ...
Ferraro, Venere; Colombo, Sara // 2016
In this paper, an educational experience aimed to transfer design tools to practitioners with expertise in
different fields such as engineering, architecture, and psychology, is discussed. During an ...
Jamie, O'Hare; Mendy, Mombeshora; Elies, Dekoninck; Gaetano, Cascini // 2016
Users, customers and clients are playing an increasingly important role in the design process as part of recent trends towards ‘co-creation’ and ‘co-design’. Co-design sessions seem to be an ...
Sjöman, Heikki; Steinert, Martin // 2016
This paper presents the development and ideas behind a comprehensive system prototype of wearable Radiofrequency transceivers, which, by sending small radio packets between devices, are acting as a ...
Vidovics, Balazs; Vukasinovic, Nikola; Pavkovic, Neven; Kovacevic, Ahmed // 2016
This paper describes the CODEVE (COllaborative DEsign in Virtual Environment) methodology
developed in a joint educational project of four European universities called NARIP (Networked
Activities ...
Lee, H.; Tufail, M.; Kim, K. // 2016
The design of transformable products is difficult because of the interdependency of various elements involved, and multi-functional requirements before, during and after transformation. The main ...
Ashok, Goel; William, Hancock; Keith Frazer; Christian, Tuchez // 2016
Biological systems in general are multifunctional and environmentally sustainable. Thus, biologically inspired design is posited as leading to multifunctional and environmentally sustainable designs. ...
Inkermann, D.; Vietor, T. // 2016
There is an increasing need for products that are able to react to changing operating conditions and user demands to achieve high level performance. Adaptronic solutions are able to adapt system ...
Schweigert, S.; d'Albert, H.; Lindemann, U. // 2016
Simulation has become a standard part of design processes. While much reseach has been done on technical aspects, there is little knowledge on the implications on communication and collaboration. ...
Schweigert, Sebastian; Çavuşoğlu, Mesut; Lindemann, Udo // 2016
The significance of CAD-CAE coupling has grown with the increasing use of simulations in development processes. With the focus on technical aspects like simulation data management in literature, ...