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  • About
  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
121

An integrated information framework for multidisciplinary PWB design

Yeh, Chao-pin 05 1900 (has links)
No description available.
122

A step towards web-based strategic design

Chamberlain, Matthew Kipp 12 1900 (has links)
No description available.
123

Towards a decision-based distributed product realization environment for engineering systems

Gerhard, Jonathan Forbes 05 1900 (has links)
No description available.
124

The specification of a consumer design toolkit to support personalised production via additive manufacturing

Sinclair, Matthew January 2012 (has links)
This thesis stems from the future scenario that as additive manufacturing (AM) technologies become cheaper and more readily available, consumers without formal design training will begin to customise, design and manufacture their own products. Much of this activity is likely to infringe on brands' intellectual property. The research explores the feasibility of a situation in which, rather than attempting to prohibit such activity, manufacturers engage with consumers to facilitate it, thus retaining control (albeit reduced) over their brand's image and the quality of products offered. The research begins with a literature review encompassing AM technologies and their adoption by consumers; mass customisation (MC) and the management of variation in product offering; and traditional models of industrial design (ID), including user-centred design and co-design. It finds that conventional definitions of MC and ID are unable to provide for the possibility of consumer intervention in the shape and non-modular configuration of products. Further research was then conducted in the areas of Open Design (including crowdsourcing, open sourcing and 'hardware hacking') as well as bespoke customisation, which were found to be much more accommodating of the scenario proposed. A new term, 'consumer design', is introduced and defined, together with the hypothesis that in future, the role of the industrial designer may be to design 'unfinished' products. An original classification of consumer involvement in ID is presented. Empirical research, undertaken with consumers using an iterative design software package (Genoform), demonstrated a preference for designing within pre-determined boundaries. Action research was conducted to assess consumer-oriented 3D CAD software, and compare its capabilities with that of MC toolkits. A survey of senior designers and brand managers revealed strategies for implementing and managing a brand's product design language, and a guide was created to show the relative importance of designed features. Using these findings, a prototype toolkit was created to demonstrate how a brand might facilitate consumer interaction with the shape design of a complex consumer electronics product (in this case a mobile phone). The toolkit was tested with both consumers and experienced designers to assess its viability. The research finds that it is possible to create a consumer-design toolkit which enables untrained users to change the form of a product, whilst maintaining brand equity and ensuring the product's functionality and manufacturability.
125

The integration of rapid prototyping within industrial design practice

Evans, Mark January 2002 (has links)
Three-dimensional appearance models represent an essential outcome of industrial design practice, facilitating the origination, evaluation and specification of exterior form. As manufacturers face increasing pressure to reduce time scales for new product development, the production of such models using conventional fabrication techniques must be appraised. As a means of economically translating digital geometry into one-off components, rapid prototyping has the potential to contribute towards a reduction in lead times for the production of appearance models. The objective of this research is to propose a methodological approach for the effective integration of rapid prototyping within industrial design practice. The field and practice of industrial design is defined, the technology of rapid prototyping discussed, and their integration proposed through a draft computer-aided industrial design/rapid prototyping (CAID/RP) methodological approach. This is exposed to practitioner feedback, modified, and employed as a revised CAID/RP methodological approach during the industrial design of a nylon line trimmer. The product outcome is used to compare and contrast the production of an appearance model via rapid prototyping, an appearance prototype via rapid prototyping, and an appearance model via conventional fabrication techniques. Two issues arise from the use of the revised CAID/RP methodological approach: the production of stl files and the lack of physical interaction with product form. In addition, the emergence of rapid prototype sketch modelling systems following the line trimmer case study provides an opportunity for further enhancement. A strategy for the resolution of these issues is proposed, and their effectiveness evaluated through additional case studies. The resulting CAID/RP methodological approach is subject to validation through practitioner interviews and a normalised rating/weighting method. The positive feedback acknowledges the significance of the CAID/RP methodological approach through a reduction in product development lead times and enhancement of professional practice. The project makes a contribution to new knowledge and understanding in the area of professional practice through the definition and validation of operational paradigmatic change.
126

Development towards intelligent design for assembly /

Hsu, Hung-Yao. Unknown Date (has links)
This thesis addresses research towards the development of an intelligent design for assembly evaluation system (IDFAES) based on the design for assembly (DFA) principels. The research project aimed to enhance the capability of existing DFA methodologies in order to support activities such as redesign, design modification and assembly planning during the product development cycle. / Thesis (PhD)--University of South Australia, 2001.
127

Integrated environmental assessment of industrial products /

Sun, Mingbo. January 2004 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of New South Wales, 2004. / Also available online.
128

A critical analysis of the role of women designers in the progress of industrial product design in Turkey since the 80S/

Eti, Melek. Erkarslan, Önder January 2005 (has links) (PDF)
Thesis (Master)--İzmir Institute of Technology, İzmir, 2005 / Keywords: Industrial design, women designers, gender and design. Includes bibliographical references (leaves. 61-65).
129

An analytical surver on customization at modular systems in the context of industrial design/

Tezcanlı Eda. Seçkin, Yavuz January 2006 (has links) (PDF)
Thesis (Master)--İzmir Institute of Technology, İzmir, 2006 / Keywords: Modular design, mass production, mas customization, customization. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 96-99).
130

Design and Management of Brand Identity With an Action Research in Turkish Fashion Industry/

Sencer, Göze. Kipöz,Şölen January 1900 (has links) (PDF)
Thesis (Master)--İzmir Institute of Technology, İzmir, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 113).

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