Abstract Design, development, and other projects inevitably involve iteration. Iteration has
positive effects, such as enabling progressive generation of knowledge, enabling …

Robot design is a complex cognitive activity that requires the designer to iteratively navigate
multiple engineering disciplines and the relations between them. In this paper, we explore …

No matter a system's size, complexity, or domain, iterations are fundamental to its design
process. However, there is a duality: iterations are both signs of usefully exploring the …

In this paper we corroborate and advance insights about iteration characteristics in the fuzzy
front end (FFE) of product development processes (PDPs). We captured the characteristics …

Increasing attention to design in business fields has enhanced the need to examine how
teams think when they create business ideas through the design process. This paper …

This paper describes an experiment conducted to observe iterations within a design
process. The main purpose of this research is to investigate iterations during the design …

Product design tasks in the upstream and downstream stages are often interdependent in
engineering design processes. When design changes propagate from the upstream to the …

L'objectif de cette thèse est de proposer une approche de conception et d'
optimisationinteractive afin d'améliorer la conception préliminaire d'un produit. Cette …

High competition and low manufacturing costs in emerging countries, force European firms
to improve quality, cost and delivery. Research and development departments have to look …

Industrial companies today must operate in an increasingly competitive world and need to
rethink their organization accordingly. First, industrial strategies concerning technical …