The relation between scientific research and engineering design is fraught with controversy.
While the number of academic PhD programs on design grows, because the discipline is in …

This paper presents the implementation of a robotic system for advanced human robot
collaboration assembly and discusses all the technological approach that has been …

Behavioural designers adopt practices from both design and behavioural science. Yet
methodological discussions are fragmented across these fields. In response, this paper–for …

The importance of concept selection in the engineering design process cannot be
overemphasized. It is a major activity that can assist manufacturers to identify optimal …

User preference mining is one of the most crucial activities in the conceptual design process,
aiming to gain customer attentions at the early design stage. Since user preference is …

Machine learning has been widely used in design activities, enabling more informed
decision-making. However, high-performance machine learning models, often referred to as …

The automotive family design is known as one of the most complex engineering design
problems with multiple groups of stakeholders involved from different domains of interest …

Conceptual design decisions form part of a multi-objective evaluation process that plays a
critical role in product development. However, when there is interaction among the …

Uncertainty is central to engineering design and new product development (NPD). While
there has been substantial focus on dealing with uncertainty in technical systems and …

Design decisions occur in all phases of product design and largely affect the merits of the
final solution, which will ultimately determine the success or failure of the product in the …