Face masks are currently considered key equipment to protect people against the COVID-19
pandemic. The demand for such devices is considerable, as is the amount of plastic waste …

Software Architecture describes system components and their connections. Requirement
elicitation catering the perspective of software architecture is quite challenging and relatively …

Product conceptual design plays a decisive role in carbon emission of the products.
Unfortunately, the traditional design methods based on carbon footprint calculation are not …

Requirements play a critical role in the design process and are important to the project's
success. The design process is iterative, and requirements are constantly changed and …

Behavioural design has emerged as an important domain of design research and practice.
However, there is a need to better distinguish behavioural design and subsequently map its …

Requirements engineering is a torrid task to requirements engineers because requirements
keep changing and this affect the project's delivery schedule and cost. Although various …

Traceability has become a prerequisite for ensuring meat quality and safety. It is the most
critical requirement for developing a well‐structured traceability system to identify efficiently …

Highlights•A protocol study of team processes and shared understanding
development.•Novel characterisation of dynamic patterns in team processes during design …

Engineering equipment can efficiently assist humans in completing engineering projects
and reduce work intensity. As the difficulty and scope of operations increase, higher …

The definition of a comprehensive initial set of engineering requirements is crucial to an
effective and successful design process. To support engineering designers in this non-trivial …