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Multidomain Demand Modeling in Design for Market Systems.
(2014)
Consumers make choices based not only on functional product attributes (e.g., fuel economy) but also on non-functional attributes (e.g., vehicle form). Consequently, ignoring non-functional product attributes in demand ...
Crowdsourcing for Engineering Design: Objective Evaluations and Subjective Preferences
(2016)
Crowdsourcing enables designers to reach out to large numbers of people who may not have been previously considered when designing a new product, listen to their input by aggregating their preferences and evaluations over ...
Designing Task Shifting Medical Devices for Low-Resource Settings.
(2015)
The availability and acceptability of medical devices designed for use in low-resource settings is affected by factors including unreliable energy supply, limited infrastructure, high product costs, and lack of spare parts. ...
The Construction of Preference in Engineering Design and Implications for Green Products
(2008)
This dissertation incorporates the construction of preference into engineering design methodology. Currently, engineers view customer preferences as existing a priori, evoking metaphors such as “need-finding.” For some ...
Quantifying Perception-Based Attributes in Design: A Case Study on the Perceived Environmental Friendliness of Vehicle Silhouettes.
(2010)
Design optimization problems have traditionally used engineering functionality attributes to inform the design of products and systems. However, the quantification and inclusion of subjective attributes has become a necessary ...
Quantifying the Impact of Environmental Policy on Engineering Design Decisions.
(2011)
In order to realize environmental goals, policymakers are increasingly creating measures to encourage the redesign of products to improve environmental performance. Developing an approach to evaluate the influence of these ...