{"title":"Project Recommendation for Mass Collaboration Design Networks","authors":"Zachary Ball, K. Lewis","doi":"10.1115/DETC2018-85978","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85978","url":null,"abstract":"Mass collaboration within the design engineering process supports the inclusion of unique perspectives when working on complex problems. Increasing the number of individuals providing input and support into these perplexing challenges can increase innovation, decrease product development times and provide solutions that truly encompass the needs of the market. One of the greatest challenges within mass collaboration engineering projects is the organization of individuals within these large design efforts. Understanding which projects would most effectively benefit from additional designers or contributors is paramount to supporting mass collaboration design networks. Within such networks, there exists a large number of contributors, as well as, a large pool of potential challenges. Matching individuals with the challenges that they can provide the greatest benefit to, or building a team of individuals for newly developed challenges requires the consideration of previous performance and an understanding of individual competencies and design abilities. This work presents a framework which recommends individual project placement based on individual abilities and the project requirements. With this work a pool of individuals and potential projects are simulated and the application of a hybrid recommender system is explored. Overall it was found that recommended team compositions greatly outperform the baseline team development, most notably as greater consideration is placed on collaborative recommendations.","PeriodicalId":375011,"journal":{"name":"Volume 7: 30th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology","volume":"263 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117082244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Lin, B. Albarhami, S. Mayoral, Joseph R. Piacenza
{"title":"Understanding the Importance of Capturing Climate and Occupancy Trends During Concept-Stage Sustainable Building Design","authors":"S. Lin, B. Albarhami, S. Mayoral, Joseph R. Piacenza","doi":"10.1115/DETC2018-85329","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85329","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a comparison of concept stage computational model predictions to capture how building energy consumption is affected by different climate zones. The California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) Student Housing Phase III, which received a Platinum Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for the Building Design and Construction category, and its performance in a LEED California Nonresidential Title 24 (NRT24) and ASHRAE 90.1 climate zones is used as a case study to illustrate the method. Through LEED approved simulation software, the standard compliant energy simulation models are compared to the occupancy scheduled models along with the actual energy consumption in different climate zones. The results provide insight to how variables within student dormitory life affect total building energy usage. Total amount of energy consumed per area is one new factor providing understanding into occupancy trends. This new data set reveals more understanding regarding how and where the energy is consumed to maintain a comfortable learning environment.","PeriodicalId":375011,"journal":{"name":"Volume 7: 30th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127796079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Olivia Seow, Edward Tiong, Kenneth Teo, Arlindo Silva, Kris Wood, Dan Jensen, Maria C. Yang
{"title":"Design Signatures: Mapping Design Innovation Processes","authors":"Olivia Seow, Edward Tiong, Kenneth Teo, Arlindo Silva, Kris Wood, Dan Jensen, Maria C. Yang","doi":"10.1115/DETC2018-85758","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85758","url":null,"abstract":"Despite variances in contexts and styles of design activity, recurrent patterns emerge in design innovation approaches and processes which lend themselves to analysis and discussion. Using a Design Innovation framework [1] that is built, in part, on the UK Council’s ‘4D’ (Discover, Define, Develop, Deliver) model of design [2], we develop design signatures, graphical maps of design innovation processes. Design signature analyses of four multi-disciplinary industrial case studies illustrate the value of design signatures as useful design activity plots that can be used to plan and manage innovation teams and activities, and to identify critical features for reflection, for clarification, and for further analysis. This work is of interest to design practitioners, managers, researchers, and educators with various motivations, such as to seek a tool to convey and analyze design innovation activity.","PeriodicalId":375011,"journal":{"name":"Volume 7: 30th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128414563","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multi-Level Function Specification and Architecture Analysis Using ESL: A Lock Renovation Pilot Study","authors":"T. Wilschut, L. Etman, J. Rooda, J. A. Vogel","doi":"10.1115/DETC2018-85191","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85191","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we present a pilot study to show the first proof-of-principle of the recently developed Elephant Specification Language (ESL). The Prinses Marijke locks in the Netherlands are due for a major renovation. To effectively organize the renovation project, engineers need insight into the network of dependencies between components that are due for renewal and components that remain, to ensure that the replacement parts will fit and function properly in the existing structure. ESL is used to write a structured multi-level function specification for the Prinses Marijke locks. From this specification, multi-domain matrix (MDM) models of the system architecture are automatically derived at multiple levels of granularity. These models show dependencies between components, between functions, and combinations thereof. The MDM models are used to gain insight in the system architecture, to visualize which parts of the lock system are affected by the renovation, and to determine which dependencies have to be accounted for during the renovation process. This information is required to effectively organize the renovation project.","PeriodicalId":375011,"journal":{"name":"Volume 7: 30th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127843797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Arlindo Silva, K. Wood, Dan Jensen, Edward Tiong, Olivia Seow, Kenneth Teo, Maria C. Yang
{"title":"The Economies and Dimensionality of Prototyping: Value, Time, Cost and Fidelity","authors":"Arlindo Silva, K. Wood, Dan Jensen, Edward Tiong, Olivia Seow, Kenneth Teo, Maria C. Yang","doi":"10.1115/DETC2018-85747","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85747","url":null,"abstract":"Economic use of early stage prototyping is of paramount importance to companies engaged in the development of innovative products, services and systems because it directly impacts their bottom-line [1, 2]. There is likewise a need to understand the dimensions and lenses that make up an economic profile of prototypes. Yet, there is no reliable understanding of how resources expended and views of dimensionality across prototyping translate into value [3, 4]. To help practitioners, designers, and researchers leverage prototyping most economically, we seek to understand the tradeoff between design information gained and the resource expended into prototyping to gain that information [5]. We investigate this topic by conducting an inductive study on industry projects across disciplines and knowledge domains, while collecting and analyzing empirical data on their physical prototyping process [3]. Our research explores ways of quantifying prototyping value and reinforcing the asymptotic relationship between value and fidelity [6]. Most intriguingly, it reveals insightful heuristics that practitioners can exploit to generate high value from low and high fidelity prototypes alike.","PeriodicalId":375011,"journal":{"name":"Volume 7: 30th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129203403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Katja Hölttä-Otto, Valtteri Niutanen, S. Eppinger, Tyson R. Browning, H. Stowe, R. Lampinen, Andhikaputra Rahardjo
{"title":"Design Sprint for Complex System Architecture Analysis","authors":"Katja Hölttä-Otto, Valtteri Niutanen, S. Eppinger, Tyson R. Browning, H. Stowe, R. Lampinen, Andhikaputra Rahardjo","doi":"10.1115/DETC2018-85774","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85774","url":null,"abstract":"A rigorous, in-depth analysis is a common approach in complex system design. Elsewhere, however, more iterative and agile processes and open innovation have become commonplace. We experiment with an agile hackathon-type design sprint for solving industry-provided, complex system engineering problems. In a typical complex system project, significant domain expertise is expected and only one in-depth analysis is typically conducted to make recommendations for a given problem. The question we explore is whether a quick sprint with non-domain experts can result in useful insights for further analysis. We tasked seven teams in parallel to conduct analysis and suggest recommendations for a given company case in only a few hours. The industry challenge was to propose system changes that would mitigate risks due to the long lifecycle of the system and long time from order to delivery. The teams were given two a priori decomposed design structure matrices, representing the product architecture at two levels of granularity, as well as access to several analysis tools. The design sprint resulted in seven sets of recommendations, each with unique insights. The results and their variety highlighted the type of recommendations any given analysis direction would give if pursued further. It provided insights about the many different ways to potentially address the given challenge. As expected, it also highlighted the difficulty of analysis due to lack of detailed system knowledge. Nevertheless, the sprint was considered successful and meaningful as well as an effective means to augment traditional complex system analysis.","PeriodicalId":375011,"journal":{"name":"Volume 7: 30th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129629795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christopher McComb, Jessica Menold, Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Emma Hocker, Lisa Gardner
{"title":"“Thus, I Had to Go With What I Had”: A Multiple Methods Exploration of Novice Designers’ Articulation of Prototyping Decisions","authors":"Christopher McComb, Jessica Menold, Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Emma Hocker, Lisa Gardner","doi":"10.1115/DETC2018-85800","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-85800","url":null,"abstract":"Effectively communicating designs to stakeholders or end users is a critical step in the design process yet can be a difficult challenge for engineers. Prototypes are unique tools that can enhance communication between these two groups, as prototypes are physical manifestations of the designer’s mental model. Previous work has demonstrated that novice designers often struggle to use prototypes as communication tools. We argue that it is critical that engineering students learn to fully leverage prototypes, and thus the current work sought to understand the relationship between argumentation, prototyping, and design decisions. In order to understand the communication patterns of novice designers during a prototyping task, a controlled study was conducted with a total of 46 undergraduate engineering students. The analysis of quantitative and qualitative data point to the intricate linkages between how students make material decisions and how they justify those decisions.","PeriodicalId":375011,"journal":{"name":"Volume 7: 30th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology","volume":"175 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121981523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}