Kansei quality is a product quality that evokes the customer's specific impressions, feelings,
and emotions–such as comfort, luxury, delight, etc. It is important to consider kansei quality …

As electric vehicles are moving in on the automobile market, safety relating to acoustic
perception is an important issue. It is a growing concern, particularly with respect to …

This paper focuses on tactile interactions with product materials to approach the essence of
users' interaction. We propose a framework for analysing tactile interactions based on users' …

How can quality of product sounds be measured? This question was investigated on basis
of shaver, vacuum cleaner and spray sounds, which were matched in loudness according to …

In the present competitive environment, designers should challenge to create attractive
products to give consumers not just satisfaction as expected but delight beyond expectation …

Robot vacuum cleaner, which cleans rooms automatically, is a useful appliance that helps
house work. The radiated sound should be soft for comfortable living. When we think about …

In a current design information management of consumer products, it is difficult to take into
consideration of the sensory preference of users in requirements definition phase …

Operating noise from household appliances is increasingly taken into account in buying
decisions. This is especially important for vacuum cleaners, as their sound is usually …

The product sound is an important factor that affects the product emotional quality. In the
design of product sound quality, a designer needs to find the design factors that affect the …

In this work, we investigate the sense of harmony between sound quality and color
sensitivity towards a consumer product. We conducted two sensory tests using vacuum …