Viewing the concept of creation and genetic mapping of the traditional weaving process from the perspective of utensils-- taking the flat barrel cage as an example
December 2023
China's traditional hand-knitting process resources are quite rich, the hand-knitting process resources are missing with the worrying of current situation because of various reasons. To return the weaving...
Design for sustainable behaviour: Guidelines for cooking appliances
December 2023
The habit of cooking can incorporate new values and practices over time, mirroring changes in society as a whole. Besides providing basic physiological needs, cooking is essential in constituting individual...
The impalpable omnipresence of the ethical demand in design
June 2023
The paper aims at defining a virtue-based design ethics. The difficulties of understanding design ethics as being the result of an impalpable ethical directive are explored. As such, ethical realism...
Demystifying emotion for designers: A five-day course based on seven fundamental principles
June 2023
This paper introduces a five-day intensive course, conducted over five years from 2018 to 2022, aimed at teaching emotion-driven design (EDD) to graduate students with diverse disciplinary backgrounds...
Design of a head-support device for a novel head-only MRI scanner
June 2023
This study reports on the development of a user-adjustable head support device for a head-only MRI scanner with a seated patient. To avoid motion artifacts in head MRI, patients must move <1 mm during...
Exploring the intersection of equipment design and human physical ability: Leveraging biomechanics, ergonomics/anthropometry, and wearable technology for enhancing human physical performance
June 2023
This perspective article highlights the development of sports equipment design and development. The impact of ergonomics/anthropometry and biomechanics on sports equipment design is discussed, focusing...
An ergonomic design method of manned cabin driven by human operation performance
June 2023
Manned airtight cabins are used for various applications. A well-designed airtight manned cabin can efficiently facilitate personnel tasks. However, most current research on design methods for manned...
Understanding the relationships between emotion regulation strategies and Big Five personality traits for supporting effective emotion regulation tools/interventions design
June 2023
Emotions affect one's well-being and mental health, and each person has different personality traits, which influence the emotion regulation process. Better understanding of the relationships between...
