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Gregor Harih, Jasmin Kaljun and Bojan Dol?ak
The influence of product handle material stiffness on tactile perception has been investigated using a sawing task. Deformable handles with appropriate stiffness resulted in significantly improved user tactile perception and higher subjective comfort rat...
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Krishna Chauhan, Antti Peltokorpi, Rita Lavikka and Olli Seppänen
Prefabrication is rapidly increasing in construction, and previous research has identified various impacts of prefabrication on projects. Modular product architecture is a great enabler for prefabrication; however, practitioners would benefit from more e...
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Lewis Urquhart, Andrew Wodehouse, Brian Loudon and Craig Fingland
Algorithmic design harnesses the power of computation to generate a form based on input data and rules. In the product design setting, a major advantage afforded by this approach is the ability to automate the customization of design variations in accord...
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Agnese Brunzini, Margherita Peruzzini, Fabio Grandi, Riccardo Karim Khamaisi and Marcello Pellicciari
The human-centered design (HCD) approach places humans at the center of design in order to improve both products and processes, and to give users an effective, efficient and satisfying interactive experience. In industrial design and engineering, HCD is ...
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Andreas Geiger, Elisabeth Brandenburg and Rainer Stark
Digital human models (DHMs) are virtual representations of human beings. They are used to conduct, among other things, ergonomic assessments in factory layout planning. DHM software tools are challenging in their use and thus require a high amount of tra...
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Denis A. Coelho, Tiago E. P. Carrola and Ana F. Couvinhas
This research was aimed at improving the overall efficiency of the PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) Serra da Estrela cheese production process, a traditional food product with cultural significance. Mapping of the manufacturing and distribution proc...
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Ephraim Suhir
Improvements in safety in the air and in space can be achieved through better ergonomics, better work environment, and other efforts of the traditional avionic psychology that directly affect human behaviors and performance. There is also a significant p...
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