One of the most critical tasks of the complex reality that characterizes the experience design is the evaluation phase. In recent years have been created many tools in order to better understand the perception of the user ...

In the current scenario of manufacturing, known as Industry 4.0, companies are integrating new development strategies to deepen the activity linked to innovation. The industry 4.0 describes a reality with a higher degree ...

The appearance of new technologies such as Eye-tracking are enabling to collect human-computer interaction related data that until now was unknown. There are alternatives with a larger baggage in the field and require fewer ...

The car sector, considering the necessity of reducing the energetic demand and the environmental impact of the vehicles, needs to lighten their weight. The lightening strategy to follow, so as in other sectors, is based ...

Sustainable development is a concept which is widely spread in mass media. However, are the companies ready for dealing with it? The answer to this task is no. This is the reason why IHOBE and the Provincial Council of ...

The discussion of gender issues in design practice, or in design research is still in its infancy. Gender equality and equity in design is often highlighted, but it often results in producing designs that highlight the ...

Sustainable development is a concept which is widely spread in mass media. However, are the companies ready for dealing with it? The answer to this task is no. This is the reason why IHOBE and the Provincial Council of ...

Design for assembly methodologies (DFA) help designers to consider a product's assembly process from the initial stages of design. The most widespread DFA methodologies (Boothroyd-Dewhurst, Hitachi Assemblability method, ...

Design for Assembly (DFA) methodologies help the designer to take into account the assembly process during the development phases of a product (specifications, conceptual design and detailed design), thus improving the ...

The sustainability of society will require changes in people, organisations and public administrations. The circular economy is postulated as a driving element of this change. Nevertheless, how do we deal with this ...