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Showing 1 to 20 of 170 for “"Design theory"”.
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Implementation of axiomatic design theory
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1995.
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Mechanism Design Theory for Service Contracts
This paper presents a novel approach for designing and optimizing maintenance service contracts through the application of mechanism design theory. When offering a contract to its customer, the maintenance service provider seeks to specify contract terms - such as price, service features and …
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Learning-based control system design: theory and applications
… for addressing fundamental benchmarks in control theory. These include state-feedback linear-quadratic regulator in Chapter 2, two-player zero-sum linear-quadratic dynamic game and H-infinity robust control in Chapter 3, Kalman filtering and output-feedback linear-quadratic-Gaussian control in …
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Redesign of the SureTrack grader transfer bin using Axiomatic Design theory
… observed. The objective of the project is to redesign the SureTrack bin to achieve more strength at a lower cost, the redesigned bin shall be fully compatible with the drive system of the SureTrack grader as well as lending itself to application as a transfer system. Axiomatic Design theory was …
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A programme design, theory and implementation evaluation of the Khanyisa Programme
… be achieved. As such, revisions to the programme design are suggested.
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Design Theory for Channel-less, Low-Pressure, Pressure-Compensating Drip Emitters
… address this challenge, this thesis proposes a design theory for emitters that could be clog-resistant in addition to being low-pressure by removing the smallest hydraulic feature of conventional emitters, the channel. The designs proposed are ‘channel-less’ and replace the pressure-varying …
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Visual preferences in an ageing population : design, theory, practice, education & critical reflection
… This investigation hypothesised that the design of products associated with formative periods continues to influence preference throughout life. In design for an ageing population these preferences are important because designers often wrongly assume a decline in interest in design and …
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A design theory for totally self-checking and concurrent error detecting arithmetic circuits
… the applicability of Arithmetic Decomposition Theory (a theory for the design and analysis of arithmetic structures) to the design of concurrent error detecting arithmetic structures. Arithmetic Decomposition Theory shows how large, complex arithmetic circuits can be constructed by …
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The System Architecture concept in Axiomatic Design theory : hypotheses generation & case-study validation
… Architecture (SA) as defined within Axiomatic Design (AD) theory. A system design is essentially the same as the design of simple products, when considered within the theory of Axiomatic Design. This correspondence enables the Axiomatic Design framework for a design process to be applicable to …
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Manning and automation of naval surface combatants : a functional allocation approach using axiomatic design theory
The design of ships is an inherently complex process. This complexity is significantly increased when the particular ship being designed is a naval surface combatant. The ship design process is traditionally viewed as a highly coupled collection of interrelated physical attributes often determined …
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Design, theory, development and testing of a new form of steam power generation – the practical steam engine
… steam turbine operation. This text considers the theory, design and development of the product as well as testing and performance review. An application of the PSE in parallel to a pressure reducing valve (PRV) is analytically considered. The theoretical performance in this application is …
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Instant credibility : an exploratory study of web site credibility through the application of communication and design theory
… judged a web site as credible, based on "design/look" of the web site. The current study replicates the Stanford findings, on a smaller scale, and forges an empirical link between specific design variables and the theory of source credibility.</p>
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Development of spine design process and implementation of axiomatic design theory for cyber physical system design analysis
This thesis presents a Spine Design Process (SDP) combining Axiomatic Design Theory to provide a unified understanding of the design process for Cyber Physical System (CPS) early stage design analysis.The thesis begins with an overview of CPS and recent literature relating to problem solving and …
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Arbitrarily-controllable programmable aperture light field cameras : design theory, and applications to image deconvolution & 3-dimensional scanning
… in these applications is explored both in theory and with experimental results. Additionally, a framework for ACPA camera design for optimal 3D scanning is described.
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Formalized theory of appraisive judgments: a general methodology for questionnaire research integrating facet design, theory construction and psychometrics
Contains fulltext : mmubn000001_17350874x.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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Urban design theory and practice aimed at sustainability. The Liverpool Study Cases in the United Kingdom planning system
Urban design is the most traditional field of physical planning which focuses more on the physical design of places and deals with fine-tuned design approaches (John Lang, 2005). It is founded upon the social, environmental, political, aesthetic and economical sector, but public realm is also …
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Tackling the bigger picture in computational drug design : theory, methods, and application to HIV-1 protease and erythropoietin systems
This thesis addresses challenging aspects of drug design that require explicit consideration of more than a single drug-target interaction in an unchanging environment. In the first half, the common challenge of designing a molecule that recognizes a desired subset of target molecules amidst a …
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Regenerative Design Theory and Practice: A Demonstration of the Integrated Framework in a Resort Development at Mountain Lake, VA
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the theory and practice of regenerative design and how the concepts apply to scales of design. Ultimately, it examines the applicability and limitations of these principles in a non-traditional resort development. The theories of John Lyle, Robert …
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Collective Co-Design: An Intrinsic Case Study To Explore Participatory Design Theory As An Applied Framework With Middle School Students In a Public School
… study was to curate an operationalized school design framework connected to participatory design theory by teachers with students in a public-school setting. The aim of this study was to design an evidence-based framework for teachers to use with students when engaging in a co-design classroom, …
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The comparison of working stress design, ultimate strength design and limit design theories of reinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete structures were originally designed on the elastic behavior of the materials by the "Working Stress Design Theory". As reinforced concrete structures became more widely used, another theory based on the inelastic behavior of materials was developed and is commonly known as the …
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