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CEC
2007
IEEE
14 years 29 days ago
Final design interpretation of the complex-shaped beam optimizations for compliant mechanisms
Compliant mechanisms are one-piece devices that combine the features of both structures and mechanisms. Compliant mechanism design solutions were identified by using evolutionary t...
M. Sauter, T. Kern, P. Ermanni
AINA
2004
IEEE
14 years 22 days ago
Designing a Mobile Phone of the Future: Requirements Elicitation using Photo Essays and Scenarios
We report a case study of designing a mobile phone of the future, involving participatory requirements elicitation using a form of scenario-based design. Participants took photogr...
Kentaro Go, Yasuaki Takamoto, John M. Carroll
FORTE
1990
13 years 10 months ago
Step-wise Refinement Design Example Using LOTOS
The importance of a design methodology when using Formal Description Techniques is generally agreed in the scientific community. This paper presents some design principles and con...
Luís Ferreira Pires, Wanderley Lopes de Sou...
DOLAP
1999
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
starER: A Conceptual Model for Data Warehouse Design
Modeling data warehouses is a complex task focusing, very often, into internal structures and implementation issues. In this paper we argue that, in order to accurately reflect the...
Nectaria Tryfona, Frank Busborg, Jens G. Borch Chr...
CHI
2010
ACM
14 years 3 months ago
Participatory design for sustainable campus living
Participatory design methods have the potential to produce ethical and useful persuasive technologies, particularly in support of environmental sustainability. I present the use a...
Janet Davis