One of the hallmarks of engineering design is the design synthesis phase where the
creativity of the designer most prominently comes into play as solutions are generated to …

One of the greatest challenges in product development is creating a form that is aesthetically
attractive to an intended market audience. Market research tools, such as consumer surveys …

It is often claimed that in product design, product form should follow the intended function of
the product. The idea of whether or not “form follows function” is a matter of entrenched …

The electrification of vehicle powertrains and the expected engineering labor shortage are
ongoing key challenges in the gear transmission development. Because traditional methods …

Customers often present certain preferences relative to the same product, such as function,
shape, color, and cost. The ideas in the mind of the customer can be represented by higher …

Styling or product appearance is well known for holding great influence on its differentiation,
branding, and overall success in the market. However, the styling process is difficult due to …

Facial expressions are dynamic events comprised of meaningful temporal segments. A
common approach to facial expression recognition in video is to first convert variable-length …

Birkhoff proposed that order divided by complexity is a formula for esthetic measurement. In
that context, this work proposes to measure order with a method to quantify Gestalt …

Research in engineering design is a rapidly growing field of interest with an increasingly
complex and multi-disciplinary nature, and it has been difficult for researchers to structure its …

This paper aims to develop a strategy to effectively and dynamically hedge risk by
considering regime transitions of spillover effects between assets. We take six assets …