User-Centered Design Method to Attend Users’ Needs during Product Design Process

2011 ◽  
pp. 455-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raimundo Lopes Diniz ◽  
Marcelo Soares
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Design Method ◽  
User Centered Design ◽  
Product Design Process ◽  
User Centered

Ergonomics as Mediator within the Product Design Process

2000 ◽  
Vol 44 (8) ◽  
pp. 20-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralph Bruder
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Product Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
User Centered Design ◽  
Human Centered Design ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Product Design Process ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
User Centered

As a consequence of an increasing complexity of products using procedures a human-centered-design process is more and more important. This thesis can be based on the success of user friendly products on market but also by looking at new regulations concerning human-centered design (e.g. pr EN-ISO 13407). Within an user-centered design process there is a need for a continuos balancing between interests of users and producers. This mediating role can be fulfilled by persons with an ergonomic background. The potentiality of ergonomic for the initialization, accompaniment and evaluation of an user-centered design process was demonstrated within the product development of a new electronic pipette.

A Product Design Method Based on Design-Element Informatization

2014 ◽  
Vol 912-914 ◽  
pp. 1563-1566
Author(s):  
Jin Bo Sun ◽  
Sui Huai Yu ◽  
Hui Ning Pei
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Design Element ◽  
Information Flows ◽  
Customer Requirements ◽  
Design Elements ◽  
Design Iteration ◽  
Product Design Process ◽  
Design Case

In order to reduce the information chaos of product design, we present the main motions of Design-Element based product design that we call itDE-PD. Different from traditional product design process composed of function, style, or customer requirements etc.al,DE-PDis driven by the knowledge and information flows in product design iteration. InDE-PD, the product is composed of Design-Elements (DE) which is the integration of related knowledge and information. After discussing the definition and information construct ofDE, we present the iteration ofDEbased product design. To evaluate the method, a design case of beach motorcycle with limit mount ofDEsis conceived. Evaluation results show thatDE-PDis a promising approach for product design informatization.

An Extended Design Platform Identification Method

2010 ◽  
Vol 148-149 ◽  
pp. 611-614
Author(s):  
Kang Lin ◽  
Hui Wang ◽  
Jin Guo Li
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Similarity Measure ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Platform Design ◽  
Module Identification ◽  
Product Design Process ◽  
The Common ◽  
Common Platform

Nowadays a general platform has played an important role in the product design process. As the traditional similarity measure used in module division is to the design stage in which the features and set are static, it is impossible to find the similar components in alterative design stages. For this reason, a new common platform design method on extension-distance is presented. According to build the relative function, the threshold used in the key module identification is easy to generate. Then the tolerance-constraint functions in the customized components division for the common platform generation. Then the adaptability measure is used to find the optimal case in the database. The measure has been used in the gasoline saw common platform design process.

Design Method for Customized Products

2015 ◽  
Vol 760 ◽  
pp. 21-26
Author(s):  
Aurel Tarara ◽  
Traian Mazilu
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
The Core ◽  
Product Design Process ◽  
Product Manufacturing ◽  
Customized Products ◽  
The Individual

The wide variety of customers’ needs as well as the rapid change of these, increasingly requires the transition from mass produced products to customized product manufacturing that meet the individual needs of clients with consequence for the products design process. This paper present the core ideas of the mass customized and unique products design process, tools that can be used by designers in product design process and not least a customized design methodology intended to be used in order to design customized products. The design methodology for customized products emphasizes on action that must be taken, tools that can be used and results of each design steps.

Research on Extended Design Platform Recognition Method

2011 ◽  
Vol 308-310 ◽  
pp. 461-464
Author(s):  
Ji Li He
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Recognition Method ◽  
Constraint Function ◽  
Platform Design ◽  
Product Design Process ◽  
The Common ◽  
Common Platform

Nowadays a general platform has played an important role in the product design process. As the traditional similarity measure used in module division is to the design stage in which the features and set are static, it is impossible to find the similar components in alterative design stages. For this reason, a new common platform design method on extension-distance is presented. According to build the relative function, the threshold used in the key module recognition is easy to generate. Then the tolerance-constraint function in the customized components division for the common platform generation. Then the adaptability measure is used to find the optimal case in the database. The measure has been used in the gasoline saw common platform design process.

A Growth Design Approach for Tolerancing

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ke-Zheng Huang ◽  
Huai-Wei Ren
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Mathematic Model ◽  
Basic Feature ◽  
Product Structure ◽  
Structure Design ◽  
Tolerance Allocation ◽  
Product Design Process

Tolerancing is an essential part of a product design process. It is traditionally performed after the product structure has been determined. The product precision requirements may not be fully utilized for the decision making for selecting the best structure in the early stage of product design — the conceptual design phase. A growth design method has been proposed for product structure design and concurrent tolerancing, in which the product form and tolerance can be generated in the same way as an organism grows. The basic feature of biology, cell division, has been borrowed as the design guiding principle. Product conceptual model has been built as the basis of form and tolerance growth design. The relationship of product function, structure and tolerance was analysed to explain on what and how they act in product design process. Tolerance mathematic model expressed by screw parameters and expression model based on Technologically and Topologically Related Surface (TTRS) are described to execute the tolerance allocation. The automation selection of Datum reference frame (DRF) can facilitate the generation of tolerance. Finally, a prototype form design and tolerancing system has been implemented and applied to a dedicated fixture design to verify the validity of the growth design.

Research on the Usability of Product Design

2013 ◽  
Vol 415 ◽  
pp. 730-733
Author(s):  
Jie Sun ◽  
Zhen Ya Wang ◽  
Xing Zhou Sun
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Design Process ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Affecting Factors ◽  
Product Design Process ◽  
Process Product

The usability design is also an important part in product design process. Product is a service, but we often confused about the operation of the product in our daily life. So far, the theoretical researches about the usability have been widely investigated. However, the methods of usability are seldom researched in the process of design. In this paper, easy to learn and easy to use of the product which are fully consider and won't have wrong operation in the design are advocated. Principles and affecting factors of usability are analyzed in the design. The methods of usability are proposed at the beginning of the design and in the process of late. According to the principles and influencing factors, it shows that the design method of usability is easier to design a rational product with high performance and practical value.

scholarly journals Triple-Helix Structured Model Based on Problem-Knowledge-Solution Co-evolution for Innovative Product Design Process

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qian Hui ◽  
Yan Li ◽  
Ye Tao ◽  
Hongwei Liu
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Design Problem ◽  
Triple Helix ◽  
Problem Solution ◽  
Innovative Product ◽  
Innovative Design ◽  
Structured Model ◽  
Knowledge Spaces ◽  
Product Design Process

AbstractA design problem with deficient information is generally described as wicked or ill-defined. The information insufficiency leaves designers with loose settings, free environments, and a lack of strict boundaries, which provides them with more opportunities to facilitate innovation. Therefore, to capture the opportunity behind the uncertainty of a design problem, this study models an innovative design as a composite solving process, where the problem is clarified and resolved from fuzziness to satisfying solutions by interplay among design problems, knowledge, and solutions. Additionally, a triple-helix structured model for the innovative product design process is proposed based on the co-evolution of the problem, solution, and knowledge spaces, to provide designers with a distinct design strategy and method for innovative design. The three spaces interact and co-evolve through iterative mappings, including problem structuring, knowledge expansion, and solution generation. The mappings carry the information processing and decision-making activities of the design, and create the path to satisfying solutions. Finally, a case study of a reactor coolant flow distribution device is presented to demonstrate the practicability of this model and the method for innovative product design.

scholarly journals A User Centered Methodology for the Design of Smart Apparel for Older Users

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 2804
Author(s):  
Silvia Imbesi ◽  
Sofia Scataglini
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Quality Function Deployment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Comparison Method ◽  
User Centered Design ◽  
Smart Clothing ◽  
Older Users ◽  
Smart Garments ◽  
General Response ◽  
User Centered

Smart clothing plays a big role to foster innovation and to. boost health and well-being, improving the quality of the life of people, especially when addressed to niche users with particular needs related to their health. Designing smart apparel, in order to monitor physical and physiological functions in older users, is a crucial asset that user centered design is exploring, balancing needs expressed by the users with technological requirements related to the design process. In this paper, the authors describe a user centered methodology for the design of smart garments based on the evaluation of users’ acceptance of smart clothing. This comparison method can be considered as similar to a simplified version of the quality function deployment tool, and is used to evaluate the general response of each garment typology to different categories of requirements, determining the propensity of the older user to the utilization of the developed product. The suggested methodology aims at introducing in the design process a tool to evaluate and compare developed solutions, reducing complexity in design processes by providing a tool for the comparison of significant solutions, correlating quantitative and qualitative factors.

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