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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"design representations"”.
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Semiconductor process design : representations, tools, and methodologies
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1991.
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Design exploration through bidirectional modeling of constraints
Today digital models for design exploration are not used to their full potential. The research efforts in the past decades have placed geometric design representations firmly at the center of digital design environments. In this thesis it is argued that models for design exploration that bridge …
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Towards Computational Design of Shape and Control for Rigid Robots
Designing a performing robotic system for given tasks is traditionally labor-intensive for finding the optimal configurations of its hardware shape and/or software controller. The underlying coupling of the hardware shape and the software control of a robot results in an enormous parameter space …
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On the use of machine learning with design optimization data for system topology design
… homogeneous and heterogeneous system topology design. The core contribution is to begin bridging the gap between data science and design science. The key principle is to extract meaningful knowledge and insights from design data, and to build machine learning models that enable effective design …
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The design and use of Internet-mediated communication applications in education: an ethnographic study
This dissertation presents a study of the design and use of computer-mediated communication (CMC) in education. It concentrates on a specific type of Internet-based CMC called asynchronous structured discourse (ASD). Using ethnographic methods and data from real-word case studies. this research …
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Building houses for people
… relationship with the low income client in the design of their dwelling. In the process examined here, the architect is seen as just one of many participants in the design of affordable dwelling units. This role requires the architect to be multi-faceted. In addition to the traditional role as a …
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Integrated application of compositional and behavioural safety analysis
… of predictive models of system failure from design representations. In one approach, known as compositional safety analysis, system failure models such as fault trees and Failure Modes and Effects Analyses (FMEAs) are constructed from component failure models using a process of composition. …
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Advances in combined architecture, plant, and control design
… of many engineering systems relies on novel design methodologies, design formulations, design representations, and other advancements. In this dissertation, we consider three broad design domains: architecture, plant, and control. These domains cover most of the potential design decision …
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Researching on Multisensory Design Communication for Design Development and Collaboration among Designers and Stakeholders
Focusing on VR/AR-enhanced design representations, this research explores Multisensory Design Communication (MDC) in the context of design development and collaboration among design professionals and stakeholders. To address the differences between various groups of design participants, three …
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Timetrees: a branching-time structure for modeling activity and state in the human-computer interface
The design and construction of interactive systems with high usability requires a user-centered approach to system development. In order to support such an approach, it is necessary to provide tools and representations reflecting a behavioral view of the interface—a view centered on user activities …
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Methods for the integrated design of viscoelastic materials and structural geometry
Design engineers have traditionally selected simple materials, including linear elastic solids and Newtonian fluids, for their designs, and optimize designed systems within the limitations of preselected materials. However, allowing complex materials (e.g., viscoelastic materials and soft solids) …
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Distributed thinking across mind and media: creative design in traditional tools and generative design
Creative design is a central driver for innovation success, as design decisions fundamentally shape downstream performance and cost of products. Visual thinking, the iterative reasoning across internal and external visual representations, is the engine for creative design across engineering, …