In some industrial applications of CAN, the influence of interference becomes substantial. The paper describes measurements of the electromagnetic compatibility of CAN. The bus was submitted to standardized EMC tests and the results were evaluated so that some recommendations for designers could be given. These comprise basic design rules which increase the electrostatic discharge immunity, and...

  In this paper, authors tackle three very important questions that need to be answered if a theory of design is to be constructed. The first is what designers do, Which we attempt to illustrate with the help of case studies and theories of design practice. The second question is what guides designers. Here, authors try to present some of the proposed normative positions about design, to show t...

This paper describes the ICR Grid as a novel representation of information and ideas. Developed as a method for enhancing utilization of digital information sources in conceptual design, the name is derived from the cognitive processes (inform, create, reflect) that are systematically employed and the resulting grid output. As a prescriptive method it requires design teams to find and build inf...

This paper proposes a new paradigm in computer-aided design: hybrid modeling. Considering, on one hand the traditional sketches and mock-ups, and digital techniques on the other, this paradigm fuses the two and proposes a new technique that uses the performance of the digital with the capacities of the analog without replacing or imitating one or the other. In the development of design computer...

This one-day workshop seeks to reflect on the notion of fabrication in both personal and industrial contexts. Although these contexts are very distinct in their economical and political vision, they share important characteristics (e.g., users interacting with specific fabrication equipment and tools). The workshop topic spans from personal fabrication to (automated) production, from applied to...

in the past, medical device design always was performed with medical engineers, technicians and physicians in all design stages and the industrial design role was pale in this field. today the industrial design responsibilities in designing of these devices are considered increasingly. the industrial design role in medical device design was investigated in two fields. first are aesthetic and it...

For many software designers and developers the emergence of open source software (OSS) offers much promise for valuable innovations, particularly in the educational sector. Yet the occasional drawbacks of OSS—such as missing documentation, difficult organizational structures, limited usability, and a development process driven chiefly by technological affordances (Levesque 2004)—severely hinder...

Introduction The accelerated development of innovative forms, unusual material applications, new technical means and processes, and globalization in the second half of the 20 century have heavily influenced manufactured products. Since the 1960s, it has been observed that corporations and designers have focused on creating user-friendly products leading to, among other things, softer organic fo...

Over about the last decade, people involved in game development have noted the need for more formal models and tools to support the design phase of games. It is argued that the present lack of such formal tools is currently hindering knowledge transfer among designers. Formal visual languages, on the other hand, can help to more effectively express, abstract and communicate game design concepts...