This master thesis is about exploring the possibility to concisely and deliberately apply a feeling on a product medium. The report features the process and results of using the kansei engineering methodology to develop and evaluate a friendly vibrator (pleasure product). The thesis is performed at a master level in the program of Industrial Design at Jönköping University.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2005. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

<p>Detta projekt har syftat till att presentera en uppdatering av en befintlig produkt</p><p>genom modifiering av yttre design samt effektivisering av slutmonteringsarbetet.</p><p>Produkten, H.KOM-panelen (en elektronik minnestavla), är en del av H.KOM™-</p><p>systemet som vänder sig till människor med minnesrelaterade sjukdomar. Projektet</p><p>har utförts mot Sensagon AB, stationerat i Vällingby.</p><p>Utgångspunkten för projektet är Sensagons befintliga H.KOM-panel. Produkten är</p><p>en enhet som via ljussignal ger en påminnelse till användaren om att övervakade</p><p>objekt är i avvikande position från sitt normalläge. Exempel på objekt som</p><p>övervakas av systemet är elektriska apparater, dörrar och fönster. Dessa objekt</p><p>förses med givare som i sin tur via radiosignal skickar informationen till H.KOMpanelen.</p><p>Det uppdrag som gavs var att omdesigna H.KOM-panelen för en mer rationell</p><p>slutmonteringsprocess samt att förnya den yttre designen.</p><p>Projektet har omfattat en funktionsanalys för att strukturera upp funktionerna i</p><p>produkten. Ett antal idéskisser skapades och tillsammans med handledare från</p><p>högskolan och företaget gjordes ett urval.</p><p>Koncept genererades och ett nytt urval gjordes tillsammans med handledarna.</p><p>Genom att analysera koncepten via Pugh-matris, QFD och DFA valdes slutligen ett</p><p>koncept ut som bearbetades vidare till en prototyp.</p><p>Modellen motsvarar de krav som ställts med avseende på företagets övergripande</p><p>specifikation. Grundformen harmonierar även med andra delar ingående i</p><p>H.KOM™ systemet.</p><p>Konceptet har en enkel design med få delar samt en färgsättning och utformning</p><p>som gör att den smälter in i de flesta miljöer.</p><p>Slutliga dimensioner på den nya H.KOM panelen måste i första hand anpassas efter</p><p>det ingående kretskortets dimension som troligen blir styrande.</p><p>Arbetet har resulterat i en förstudie av Sensagons H.KOM-panel. Vägen från</p><p>problemformulering till slutresultat finns presenterat i text i denna rapport och</p><p>visualiseras med hjälp av frihandsskisser och CAD-ritningar.</p>

Detta projekt har syftat till att presentera en uppdatering av en befintlig produkt genom modifiering av yttre design samt effektivisering av slutmonteringsarbetet. Produkten, H.KOM-panelen (en elektronik minnestavla), är en del av H.KOM™- systemet som vänder sig till människor med minnesrelaterade sjukdomar. Projektet har utförts mot Sensagon AB, stationerat i Vällingby. Utgångspunkten för projektet är Sensagons befintliga H.KOM-panel. Produkten är en enhet som via ljussignal ger en påminnelse till användaren om att övervakade objekt är i avvikande position från sitt normalläge. Exempel på objekt som övervakas av systemet är elektriska apparater, dörrar och fönster. Dessa objekt förses med givare som i sin tur via radiosignal skickar informationen till H.KOMpanelen. Det uppdrag som gavs var att omdesigna H.KOM-panelen för en mer rationell slutmonteringsprocess samt att förnya den yttre designen. Projektet har omfattat en funktionsanalys för att strukturera upp funktionerna i produkten. Ett antal idéskisser skapades och tillsammans med handledare från högskolan och företaget gjordes ett urval. Koncept genererades och ett nytt urval gjordes tillsammans med handledarna. Genom att analysera koncepten via Pugh-matris, QFD och DFA valdes slutligen ett koncept ut som bearbetades vidare till en prototyp. Modellen motsvarar de krav som ställts med avseende på företagets övergripande specifikation. Grundformen harmonierar även med andra delar ingående i H.KOM™ systemet. Konceptet har en enkel design med få delar samt en färgsättning och utformning som gör att den smälter in i de flesta miljöer. Slutliga dimensioner på den nya H.KOM panelen måste i första hand anpassas efter det ingående kretskortets dimension som troligen blir styrande. Arbetet har resulterat i en förstudie av Sensagons H.KOM-panel. Vägen från problemformulering till slutresultat finns presenterat i text i denna rapport och visualiseras med hjälp av frihandsskisser och CAD-ritningar.

The notion of seriality describes such relations where each element has a processor. It could be also understood as a condition of sequential translation and transfonnation. This thesis investi gates “seriality” in the relationship to architecture and landscape. I begin my investigation with a criticism of the conventional relationship between architecture and landscape. This relationship is often static and inert while it should be more dynamic and interactive within the design process. Reconsidering the relationship between “research” and “design,” my attempt to connect the two using algorithmic design was instrumental in formulating a new design process. In this thesis, a new design process has been developed and examined in three different sec tions: 1) “Theoretical Approach,” 2) “Technical Approach” and 3) “Case Study.” In the theoretical section, I investigate “rhythm,” which is an underlying series of movements affecting on architecture physically and fundamentally, in both architecture and landscape. In re sponse to this theory, I propose a method known as the “Genetic Grid” to manage grid flexibly by receiving its new identities from “natural conditions.” In the technical approach, I introduce methods in algorithmic design to manage grid flexibly. The basic method is called the ‘UVN generator’ which is based on the algorithmic process com bining the scripting potentiality and flexibility of traditional 3D surface modeling. This technique contributes to a method to generate the “Genetic Grid.” In the third section, I examine this “Genetic grid” more closely throughout a proposed design process called “Condition Linkage.” By embedding “Gene of Place” into architectural elements, I hope to show an underlying harmonious relationship between architecture and landscape.

Thesis (M. L. A.)--University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes special report study entitled: Universal design : design for everyone. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.

Thesis (M. Arch.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes special report study entitled: Imagery of urban space. Includes bibliographical references.

Within the bodies of living organisms are multitudes of sustainable design solutions that engineers have yet to master. Through the use of tailored sustainable bioinspired design (BID) tools and methodologies, engineers could access and apply this body of biological knowledge to reduce the environmental impact of engineering designs. However, the underlying theory of BID must be more thoroughly fleshed out – and a clearer understanding of the types of sustainability solutions present in biology must be achieved – before such tools and methodologies can be developed. The goal of this thesis is to tackle both issues and, consequently, lay the foundation for environmentally sustainable BID. The first section of this work critically examines thirteen of the most frequently-cited benefits of BID, using academic literature from both biology and engineering design. This analysis presents a nuanced explanation of the ways BID could improve designs and the conditions in which these improvements are expected. Hence, it provides the theoretical foundation necessary to develop tools and methodologies that capitalize on the design opportunities found in biological organisms. The second section focuses on identifying sustainability-related trends in a pool of existing, sustainable BIDs. The type of environmental impact reduction conferred by the bioinspired feature is delineated using a set of 65 green design guidelines (GDGs) to compare the impact of the BID and a functionally-equivalent comparison product. Additionally, the general design features that impart an environmental impact reduction to the sustainable BIDs are identified, analyzed, and discussed. These results provide insight into the types of sustainability solutions that can be found using biological analogies. / text

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The method of Design/Build is known for its practicality and skillful designers and builders. However, high quality buildings produced by this method suggest there is an intellectual wealth hidden beneath this technical practicality. To uncover this wealth, a definition for the processes of design used in this method must be constructed to clarify its intellectual aspects. Such a definition begins with the assumption that design is an intelligent process through which people arrange their environment. To uphold the intelligence of design, the interaction between human (designer, tradesperson, client, or inhabitants) and architecture must be maintained throughout the process. The unique conditions in the method of Design/build allow the human intellect to freely interpret and intervene in the processes of architecture. To fully exploit these conditions, a designer must develop a particular view, seeing architecture as combined processes rather than as an end-result. Via this view, it becomes evident that the arrangement of lines, forms, and structures of buildings is just a material manifestation of a deeper reality, i.e. the agreed values that an individual or society holds. These values are translated into two groups of design principles in architecture. The first group is geometrical and includes proportion, symmetry, order, and unity. The second group is relational and leads to consideration of adaptability, nature, need, tradition, and material. These principles define the relationships of architecture, humans, and the environment, expressing the role of intelligence in man-made settings. In Design/Build, these principles can be incorporated into the processes of design far more than in any other method, because architecture is intimately connected to environment (social and natural), and there is a dynamic interaction between designing and building. This method sees architecture as a combination of processes, considering design not as rules and regulations, but as a process that is empowered and motivated by the events of everyday life. This method arrives at the rules and regulation of architecture only after recognizing this fact. Without the attendance of life in an architectural process, the geometrical and relational principles of design are dull and meaningless. By establishing this view, this paper hopes to construct a definition for the design process of Design/Build, a definition that does not deal solely with the technicality and practicality of this method but rather with the intellectual aspects of the process.