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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"Early Design Stage"”.
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Early Design Stage Building Lifecycle Analysis (LCA) of Cost & Carbon Impact
… can analyze conceptual geometries in the early design stage when there is limited information. The first part of the workflow recommends sustainable features of building attributes, and the second part recommends detailed construction schemes. By following the recommended design solutions, …
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Early Stage Embodied and Operational Analysis for Guiding Sustainable Architectural Design Decisions
… Simulating building performance in the early design stage allows architects and engineers to adjust design decisions to reduce embodied carbon and energy consumption. Life-cycle assessment (LCA) is one of the most comprehensive methodologies to evaluate the environmental impact of …
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Ingegneria di sistemi auto‐organizzanti con il paradigma multiagente
… engineering. For instance, engineers typically design systems combining smaller elements where the composition rules depend on the reference paradigm, but typically produce predictable results. Conversely, SOS display non-linear dynamics, which can hardly be captured by deterministic models, …
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Evaluating the performance of natural ventilation in buildings through simulation and on-site monitoring
… ventilation is taken into consideration in the early design stage, probably through simulation program. However, existing simulation programs are limited because of their model assumption, simulation efficiency and user friendliness. In this document a simulation program, CoolVent, is presented. …
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3D-SoftChip: A novel 3D vertically integrated adaptive computing system [thesis]
… integrated-circuit era, there are many system design challenges which must be overcome to resolve problems in current systems. The incredibly increased nonrecurring engineering (NRE) cost, abruptly shortened Time-to- Market (ITA) period and ever widening design productive gaps are good examples …
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Reconfigurability in space systems : architecting framework and case studies
… its effects on various system properties in the early design stage. In order to allow for gaining an in-depth understanding of the various aspects of reconfigurability and its relationship with a system's architecture, a framework encompassing a set of definitions, metrics, and methods has been …
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Establishment of checklist of design for safety (DfS), life-cycle analysis (LCA) and design for manufacturing (DFM) for IVD medical device based on IEC 60601
… healthcare Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Designing the uprising star of In-Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) device casing is choose as a case study in this research because the current discovery of non-invasive jaundice meter in Malaysia are still in lab scale form with wooding casing thus made it …
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Steady state vibration analysis of cam driven elastic slider crank linkage with displacement parameter variation
… parameters which were fixed once before in the design process without knowing their influence on the mechanism's dynamic behavior. The parameters are the length of rise, fall and dwell periods as well as the starting and maximum angle of the output link. In the early design stage the engineer …
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Near-field scanning study for radio frequency interference estimation
… convenience to estimate RFI issues in the early design stage and saves the time of RFI simulation and measurements. The finite element method and image theory can also predict the far fields of the radiation source, locating above a ground plane. This method applies the finite element …
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Factors affecting the accuracy of quantity surveyors pre-tender price forecasts in South Africa
… submitted by bidders at the tender submission stage of project development are utilised as the best practical measure for establishing the degree of accuracy achieved. A large number of design price forecasting techniques are available to estimators. Many of the techniques used in the early …
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Time-varied daylighting performance to enable a goal-driven design process
… number of decisions to be made during early stage design, there is a need for intuitive methods to communicate data so that it is quickly and easily understood by the designer. In daylighting analysis, research has been moving towards dynamic daylighting metrics, which include both …
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Reliability prediction in early design stages
… is to predict product reliability in early design stages with limited information. The current research of early reliability prediction is far from mature. Inspired by methodologies for the detail design stage, this research uses statistics-based and physics-based methodologies by …
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Towards Comprehensive Side-channel Resistant Embedded Systems
… happens at the hardware level. Therefore, the designer has to ensure that the hardware design of the embedded system is secure against side-channel attacks. However, it is very arduous work. An embedded systems design including a large number of electronic components makes it very difficult to …
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The sanctuary of art: images in the assessment and design of light in architecture
This research proposes a design method that enables quantitative and qualitative assessments of light in space. The simplicity of the approach facilitates its integration into the architectural design process by using available technologies. The methodology concentrates on the early design stage …
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Efficient Global Optimization of Multidisciplinary System using Variable Fidelity Analysis and Dynamic Sampling Method
… this dissertation is motivated by reducing the design cost at the early design stage while maintaining high design accuracy throughout all design stages. It presents four key design methods to improve the performance of Efficient Global Optimization for multidisciplinary problems. First, a …
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Fuzzy logic and utility theory for multiobjective optimization of automotive joints
In the early design stage of automotive joints, fuzziness is omnipresent because designers reason in non quantitative terms and deal with imprecise data. Consequently, they need a design methodology that accounts for vagueness. Fuzzy sets and utility theory are appropriate tools because they link …
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Assembly of Life Cycle Inventories using Physical Models and Supervised Learning to support Sustainable Process Development in the Pharmaceutical Industry
… there are challenges in its application in early-stage process development: assembling Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) data is time consuming and prone to inaccuracies, mainly due to the lack of primary data or reliable proxy information. This thesis explores these challenges and demonstrates how …
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An interactive performance-based expert system for daylighting in architectural design
Design practitioners are increasingly using digital tools during the design process; however, building performance simulation continues to be more commonly utilized for analysis rather than as a design aid. Additionally, while simulation tools provide the user with valuable information, they do not …
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Kinship Infrastructure Design: Evaluating Diversity and Resilience in Emergency Response Systems Through Agent-Based Modeling
<p>Traditional infrastructure systems are often designed for predictable scenarios, making them vulnerable to disruption when real-world conditions change unexpectedly. This research addresses that limitation by introducing Kinship Infrastructure Design (KID), a bioinspired framework based on the …
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Development of novel design methodology for product mass customization based on human attributes and cognitive behaviours
… purpose of this research is to develop a sound design methodology based upon the current product design theories and practices for future product innovation and sustainable growth of small and medium sized manufacturing enterprises. The research focuses on the user-product cognitive behaviours …
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