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Life Cycle Assessment of Hearing Aid Devices: Environmental Impact Analysis and Improvement Opportunities Open
This research presents a cradle-to-grave Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of a modern behind-the-ear hearing aid system, with the objective of assessing its environmental impacts and identifying areas for improvement and innovation. The assessm…
Enhanced manufacturing quality of thermoplastic composites through infrared-assisted automated fiber placement Open
This study investigates the influence of infrared (IR)-assisted automated fiber placement (AFP) process parameters on the mechanical performance of carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite to fabricate defect-free structures. The ef…
View article: Codesign and AI: AI-assisted clustering of perception patterns of seniors on ageing and technology in Singapore
Codesign and AI: AI-assisted clustering of perception patterns of seniors on ageing and technology in Singapore Open
AI-assisted methodologies captured lived experiences and enhanced innovation practices, supporting practitioners, policymakers, and researchers in designing ageing technology. This study examined AI-assisted methods, leveraging open conver…
Exploring the link between students’ MBTI personality types and design team performance Open
This study investigates the relationship between MBTI personality type diversity and team performance in the first-year “Introduction to Design” course at SUTD. Analysis reveals a statistically significant yet weak correlation between grea…
Bridging the gap: streamlining life cycle assessment for practical application in product development Open
This study addresses the challenges of applying traditional Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) during early-stage product development by proposing a Streamlined Life Cycle Assessment (SLCA) approach. Traditional LCA, while robust, is often inacce…
Development of Vertical Farming Systems from Waste Polymers Using Additive Manufacturing Techniques Open
Driven by population growth, rising living costs, and the urgent need to address climate change, sustainable food production and circular economy principles are becoming increasingly important. Conventional agriculture faces significant ch…
Effects of Low-Velocity-Impact on Facesheet-Core Debonding of Natural-Core Composite Sandwich Structures—A Review of Experimental Research Open
Sandwich composites are often used as primary load-bearing structures in various industries like aviation, wind, and marine due to their high strength-to-weight and stiffness-to-weight ratios, but they are vulnerable to damage from Low-vel…
A new quantitative method to evaluate the spatial distribution of fibres in composites: the degree of randomness Open
A new quantitative method, the D-index, is proposed to evaluate the departure of a given fibre arrangement from the completely spatial randomness (CSR) pattern. An explicit model which can effectively control the degree of randomness (DoR)…
An Experimental Comparison of Analogy Representation Effects on Creative Outcomes Open
This study delved into the structuring of design briefs and investigated the impact of employing visual analogies compared to text analogies. We aimed to contribute to the growing body of research investigating the role of analogies in des…
ASSESSMENT OF PRODUCT DESIGN AND ENGINEERING STUDENTS ESSENTIAL SKILLS' FOR TOMORROW Open
This paper explores the assessment of Critical and Creative Thinking skills among Product Design and Engineering (PDE) students, whose profession holds significant potential for addressing the complex challenges facing global societies. In…
USING LIKELIHOOD RATIO TABLE AND NAÏVE BAYES CLASSIFIER METHOD TO HOLISTICALLY ASSESS CODESIGN PROGRAMMES AND METHODS Open
The concept of inclusivity involved an understanding of people, programmes and places, embedded with complex issues. 21 student designers took part in a first-of-its-kind five-day codesign programme to develop solutions for inclusive and e…
Low‐Temperature Resistant Stretchable Micro‐Supercapacitor Based on 3D Printed Octet‐Truss Design (Small 23/2023) Open
Micro-Supercapacitors In article number 2207634, Hui Ying Yang and co-workers develop an innovative stretchable micro-supercapacitor with excellent resistance to freezing. Using digital light processing (DLP) 3D printing technology, an int…
Empathy Is Not the Way, Critical and Creative Thinking for Design for Sustainability Transitions Open
This qualitative research advocates for prioritizing Critical and Creative Thinking in professional design over empathy. The study involved 74 undergraduate Product Design and Engineering students from Brazil, Portugal, and India to explor…
Visualizing design project team and individual progress using NLP: a comparison between latent semantic analysis and Word2Vector algorithms Open
Design has always been seen as an inherently human activity and hard to automate. It requires a lot of traits that are seldom attributable to machines or algorithms. Consequently, the act of designing is also hard to assess. In particular …
Crop-Centric Agricultural Potential of Urban Surfaces: A Sunlight-Based Computational Approach for Food Security Open
Urban agricultural systems will be configured over the following years to respond to increasing climate change, urbanisation, and population growth.Controlled environment agriculture (CEA) is an increasing trend since it can be easily inte…
A social science mixed-methods approach to stimulating and measuring creativity in the design classroom Open
This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of using a social science mixed-methods approach to stimulate creativity and improve the attainment of creative outcomes in teaching design. In a focused study framed through a design collabor…
A Computational Approach to Identifying Engineering Design Problems Open
Identifying new problems and providing solutions are necessary tasks for design engineers at early-stage product design and development. A new problem fosters innovative and inventive solutions. Hence, it is expected that engineering desig…
Advanced Ultrasonic Testing and post-processing for detection of sustainable composites Open
Carbon-fibre reinforced composites (CFRP) and glass-fibre reinforced composites (GFRP) has seen widespread usage in various industries, from aerospace to utilities. With the 'The green shift' and sustainability movement gaining momentum, t…
Comparison of Structural Performance and Environmental Impact of Epoxy Composites Modified by Glass and Flax Fabrics Open
Comparing the structural performance and environmental impact of parts made of natural and synthetic fibers has become increasingly important for industry and education, as the benefits of one type of fiber over another are not always clea…
View article: 3D hierarchical architectures of CoSe<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles embedded in rice‐derived hard carbon for advanced sodium storage
3D hierarchical architectures of CoSe<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles embedded in rice‐derived hard carbon for advanced sodium storage Open
A low‐cost and feasible method to fabricate three‐dimensional (3D) hierarchical composites composed of CoSe 2 nanoparticles embedded in rice‐derived hard carbon (HC) interconnected with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is devised in this study. The…
TRAINING DESIGN STUDENTS THROUGH A BEHAVIOUR LIFE PREDICTION GAME SIMULATION Open
So far, during human evolution, we (humans) have been going against nature instead of adapting and evolving with it and in this aspect Covid-19 outbreak has been a humbling experience.Many so-called solutions are designed without consideri…
Void Content Minimization in Vacuum Infusion (VI) via Effective Degassing Open
This paper addresses the major concern which component porosity represents in Vacuum Infusion (VI) manufacturing due to resin gelation at pressures close to absolute vacuum. Degassing is a fundamental step to minimize or even avoid resin o…
THE INFLUENCE OF DESIGN BRIEF INFORMATION ON CREATIVE OUTCOMES BY NOVICE AND ADVANCED STUDENTS Open
This study centers on using different types of brief information to support creative outcomes in architectural and engineering design and its relation to design expertise. We explore the influence of design briefs characterized by abstract…