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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"Concept Generation"”.
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Concept generation methods in highly constrained design problems
… the relationship between design constraints and concept generation methods in order to support innovation and creativity in the design of complex systems. A design study was conducted with 12 groups of civilian engineers from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport. Participants were …
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Quantitative performance-based evaluation of a procedure for flexible design concept generation
… on anticipated lifecycle performance of design concepts, and a procedure for flexible design concept generation. The methodology complements existing evaluation methodologies by measuring anticipated performance via efficient computer modeling techniques. The procedure, in contrast to others, …
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Assessing Impacts of Digital Sketching on Concept Generation in Early Stage Design
… and styles and create multiple drafts of a concept by copying and pasting elements from previous sketches. However, the introduction of new tools into the design process always has broader implications for the design process. For instance, using CAD tools too early in the process can lead to …
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Towards concept generation and performance-complexity tradespace exploration of engineering systems using convex hulls
… the literature typically examines individual concepts, in this case a portfolio of concepts was generated and can be leveraged in new aircraft configuration design studies in the future. The second major finding of this work is that the set of generated distributed turboelectric architectures …
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A Detailed Approach for Concept Generation and Evaluation in a Technology Push Product Development Environment
… method for generating and evaluating concepts in the technology push product development process. The model for accomplishing these steps was generated by taking the existing Technology Application Selection (TAS) process and supplying the necessary detail to allow product developers …
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Wind energy harvesting for bridge health monitoring
… a design methodology, analytical model, concept generation and development, and conclusions about energy harvesting to provide long-term power for bridge health monitoring. The methodology gives structure for acquiring information and parameters to create effective energy harvesters. The …
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Design and development of plugged lactiferous duct treatment technology for nursing women
… statement and are listed and explained. The concept generation, concept selection, concept refinement, and prototyping phases are described. Finally, recommendations for future development are discussed.
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A Systems-Theoretic Approach to Design of Early Concepts for Novel, Complex Systems in Aerospace
… Traditional approaches to generating early concepts for novel, aerospace control-oriented systems typically employ a design-first approach, ignoring critical steps required to truly understand the intent and context of a new system. This tendency also leads to a focus on low-level, highly …
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Development of a snorkel for unmanned underwater vehicles
… system for UUVs. The process beginning with concept generation and ending with manufacture will be discussed. Features discussed include the outer shell, float mechanism, and filtration system. The goal is to provide further advancement on snorkel design because through the development of a …
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Design and development of a tissue retractor for use in minimally invasive surgical procedures
… listed and explained. The processes of initial concept generation and selection are described, as well as the various stages of design refinement and prototyping performed on the chosen concept. User feedback regarding the alpha prototype of the device is presented. Finally, recommendations are …
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Scaffolding Early Engineers' Design Learning with a Videogame: Investigating the Influence of Minecraft as a Platform for Design Ideation
… the use of Minecraft for learning about the concept generation stage of design. Survey instruments measuring understanding of the design process, in-depth interviews on students’ interactions with the platform and iterations of students’ virtual artifacts were captured for analysis. Although …
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Flexure based mounts for sensitive payloads : a management and engineering study
… those relationships provides insight into concept generation and selection. In addition, the current organizational structure within the laboratory as well as with its customers provides additional constraints that must be managed technically. The new design concepts attempt to simulate the …
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Exploration of the influence of emotionally primed environments on creativity and related patterns of brain activity
… of product design, it is very important to concept generation in early phases. Two behavioral studies were conducted to investigate whether environments with emotional stimuli would influence creativity, and in particular divergent thinking capacity. The stimuli independently considered were …
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Case study in rapid product design and development
… of work from the development of flatRat from concept generation to final product sales. The ultimate goal of this project was to bring a product to life with limited resources. From the project's beginning in June, 2009 to its capstone in February, 2011, flatRat was designed and developed …
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A design tool architecture for the rapid evaluation of product design tradeoffs in an Inernet-based system modeling environment
… promising de- sign candidates early in the concept generation phase. Ultimately, such practices would streamline the product development process. The proposed design tool is made up of two key components: an optimization engine, and the Distributed Object-based Modeling Environment. This …
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MIT/DRAPER Technology Development Partnership Program : systems, aerodeceleration, and structural design of a high-G, rapid response, deployable autonomous aerial surveillance vehicle
… system. Through in-depth market research. concept generation. and reviews with Draper. the Wide Area Surveillance Projectile (WASP) was chosen as the lead technology demonstration project. The WASP is a gun-launched projectile in the 5"/54 NAVY to 155 mm ARMY class of munitions that …
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Data trend mining for predictive systems design
… product design problems involving new product concept generation and an aerodynamic particle separator case study is presented for product design problems requiring attribute relevance characterization and product family clustering. Finally, it is shown that the proposed trend mining …
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Convergence of eco-system technologies : potential for hybrid electronic health record (EHR) systems combining distributed ledgers and the Internet of Medical Things towards delivering value-based Healthcare
… architectures from Stakeholder analysis to concept generation and enumeration. Nine (9) key design decisions were selected with their combinations yielding 512 feasible hybrid architectures. In this paper, we proposed a hybrid EHR solution combining distributed ledger technologies and …
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Neuroscience for Engineering Sustainability: Measuring Cognition During Design Ideation and Systems Thinking Among Students in Engineering
… design influences cognition, and how different concept generation techniques help students consider many aspects related to sustainability. The first manuscript provides evidence that engineering students perceive sustainability in design as a constraint, limiting the number of solutions for …
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Considerations for the Development of Non-Visual Interfaces for Driving Applications
… development for driving, enabling efficient concept generation and evaluation.
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