Experimental Design In The Ussr As Exemplified by Conceptual Design Of Household Luminaires

2021 ◽  
pp. 88-93
Author(s):  
Vladimir V. Vinogradov
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
Conceptual Design ◽  
Design Approach ◽  
Conventional Design ◽  
Creative Solutions ◽  
Experiment Method ◽  
Design Experiments ◽  
Research Institute

The article presents some models of household luminaires. Sculptural characteristics and creative solutions of luminaires designed in mid‑1980s are presented. Design approach and creative experiment techniques of design are described. Conceptual options and models of leading Soviet industrial engineers are shown. Methods of design experiments are revealed. Availability of non-conventional design approach (the experiment method) and necessity of its improvement are noted. It was the All-Union Research Institute of Technical Aesthetics (VNIITE) that established perfect conditions for this.

Extraction of CAD Tool Requirements From Industry and From Experimental Design Projects

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tjamme Wiegers ◽  
Joris S. M. Vergeest
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
Conceptual Design ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Early Evaluation ◽  
Design Alternatives ◽  
Support Tools ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Design Experiments

Abstract In spite of the advances of current CAD systems, the conceptual phases of design still suffer from lack of appropriate support tools. Contemporary research toward design support and automation puts substantial effort into the development of improved Computer-Aided Conceptual Design (CACD) and Computer-Aided Industrial Design (CAID) systems, both by industrial R&D and by science academia. However, there are indications that some of the persistent problems can only be solved if we more deeply understand what the requirements for the tools are. We extracted these requirements from two sources, from practicing designers in industry based on an inquiry, and from data generated in experimental design processes. The inquiry indicated that improved CAD tools for conceptual design were lacking and would be welcomed if they were available. It was also explicitly revealed that even in the earliest phase of conceptual design, the enforcing of constraints to the designed shape was rated as crucial, besides an unlimited freedom of shape modeling as, e.g. offered by virtual claying. In general, a computer-based, early evaluation and analysis of design alternatives was ranked as the most urgent type of tool that should be developed. Analysis of the protocol data from the design experiments revealed two items. First, the technical quality of the designs obtained by the test subjects suffered from a lack of intermediate evaluation. Second, the subjects often neglected to utilize an evaluation tool when it was provided. From the extracted requirements we were able to derive recommendations for the research into better CACD tools. We also present some recent results that we obtained when we followed the recommendations.

A new conceptual design approach for habitative space modules

2014 ◽  
Vol 97 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Burattini ◽  
F. Bisegna ◽  
F. Gugliermetti ◽  
M. Marchetti
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Design ◽  
Design Approach
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