Human behavior and domain knowledge in parameter design of complex systems

BY Yu, T Honda, M Sharqawy, M Yang - Design Studies, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•Empirically measured human abilities to solve parametric desalination design
problems.•Examined difference in solution strategies for subjects with different knowledge …

Effects of robust convex optimization on early-stage design space exploratory behavior

PP Pillai, E Burnell, X Wang… - Journal of …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Engineers design for an inherently uncertain world. In the early stages of design processes,
they commonly account for such uncertainty either by manually choosing a specific worst …

Parameter design strategies: a comparison between human designers and the simulated annealing algorithm

BY Yu, O de Weck, MC Yang - … and Information in …, 2015 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Computer-based tools have great potential for facilitating the design of large-scale
engineering systems. Interviews with veteran designers of desalination systems revealed …

Early-stage uncertainty: effects of robust convex optimization on design exploration

PP Pillai, E Burnell, X Wang… - … and Information in …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Engineers design for an inherently uncertain world. In the early stages of design processes,
they commonly account for such uncertainty either by manually choosing a specific worst …

Model based system design to support variability and flexibility, and early bidding phase of new procurement

A Doufene, V Sakhrani, A Alkhenani, BY Yu, A Alsaati… - 2020 - oastats.mit.edu
A generic design of a complex industrial system allows the reduction in engineering cost
and time to market because of the ability to adapt a technical solution given a particular …

Accounting for uncertainty: robust design space exploration and optimization

PP Pillai - 2020 - dspace.mit.edu
Engineers design for an inherently uncertain world. In the early stages of design processes,
they commonly account for such uncertainty either by manually choosing a specific worst …

Analyzing how optimization features impact people's use of design tools

EEHW Gaylord - 2018 - dspace.mit.edu
Design is the first step in creating a product but can be the most challenging. Much design
software has been created to meet these needs, but these tools consider only a small part of …

System architecture and optimization to support variability and flexibility in design

A Doufene, V Sakhrani, A Alkhenani… - 2016 Annual IEEE …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The coupling of the desalination process with solar technology is a complex problem. As
various types of desalination processes and solar technologies have been developed, the …

[PDF][PDF] A study on measuring designers' cognitive processes

G Sun - 2015 - unbscholar.lib.unb.ca
Abstract Design cognition, human information processing in design, has been studied for
decades in order to understand creative behavior and improve the creativity of design …