With the improvement of people’s living standard, mass customization production model has been the trend of the furniture industry. A model of furniture product design and assembly for customization is proposed. It can decompose customers’ needs and transform them into homologous modules set in the structure tree. This process will not only save manpower and resources, but also improve enterpri...

Fast visualization of industrial parts for rapid prototyping is nowadays eased by the fact that CAD construction data is readily available in most cases. Upholstery constitutes an important exception as its shape is not given a priori but the result of complex physical interactions between hard bodies, soft cushioning and elastic sheets. In this paper we propose an interactive visualization and...

Tennenhouse [1] coined the term proactive computing where humans get out of the interaction loop and may be serviced specifically according to their needs and current situation. In this paper we propose a framework for proactive guidance which aims to overcome limitations of today’s printed instructions. By attaching computing devices and multiple sensors onto different parts of the assembly th...

today, sustainable development has a key role in national policy. a strong case has been made for the need for communities to pursue economic, social, and environmental policies and practices that will reduce the risks associated with present practices, that will be sustainable in long run, and that will enhance the well-being of future generation. with this approach, many universities in iran ...

This study objective show if the furniture university are according anthropometric characteristics of user.

New Zealand studies have identified up to 96% mismatch between the dimensions of school furniture and student body size. Poor posture in students using school furniture is considered to contribute to the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders. This paper describes the development of dynamic furniture designed to be appropriate for the sizes of students in years 1-13 (ages 5-17 years) and condu...