Quality Function Deployment (QFD) has been practiced by leading companies around the
world since 1966. Its two‐fold purpose is to assure that true customer needs are properly …

Industry 5.0 constitutes a change of paradigm where the increase of economic benefits
caused by a never-ending increment of production is no longer the only priority. Instead …

The requirements of Human Factors and Ergonomics (HF/E) in engineering design must be
satisfied, including usability, safety, reliability, and operability in the workplace and work …

Kansei engineering was founded 30 years ago, as an ergonomics and consumer-oriented
technology for producing a new product. When a consumer wants to buy something, he/she …

A guided tour through the each stages of process, Kansei/Affective Engineering explores
how to apply Kansei/Affective Engineering. It describes the psychological survey and psycho …

Today's product design takes into account the affective aspects of products, such as
aesthetics and comfort, as much as reliability and physical quality. Manufacturers need to …

Written by the founder of this technology, this set provides readers with the background and
history of Kansei Engineering and demonstrates how to use it in each stage. This new …

This study explores whether the three elements of character image (ie, symbolic
representation, self-image congruence, and emotional value) have a crucial effect on …

Considering the human-centered design, this paper shows a modified-integrated approach
of how to quantify the impact of perceived Kano's attractive services on perceived emotional …

Kansei engineering is a product design methodology that takes into account the affective
needs of customers and translates them into product parameters. Traditionally, it uses …