Product appearance is one of the crucial factors that influence consumers' purchase
decisions. The attractiveness of product appearance is mainly determined by the inherent …

Artificial intelligence has evolved into a mechanism that can predict environmental changes
and investigate climatic conditions. In recent days, extreme precipitation and flooding have …

Customer preference-involved product concept evaluation is a vital stage for developing
new products. One of the key factors in this stage is to mine the potential relationships …

Abstract Design concept evaluation plays a vital role in new product development due to its
critical impact on successive design activities as well as the novelty and competence of the …

User preference mining is one of the most crucial activities in the conceptual design process,
aiming to gain customer attentions at the early design stage. Since user preference is …

Along with increasing the emphasis on cultural attributes, product design is not only satisfied
with the realization of function and appearance, but also considers the embodiment of …

Abstract The FBS (Function-Behaviour-Structure) model is a research model that stimulates
creative thinking of designers in the design process. In order to reduce the influence of user …

Conceptual design decision plays a vital role in the new product development as it affects
the direction of subsequent design activities. However, pertinent literature advocates the …

Abstract Concept evaluation plays a pivotal role in complex mechatronic product
development, and its results greatly influence the subsequent design and manufacturing …

Identifying risk components is crucial to improve product quality. Failure mode and effects
analysis as a useful risk assessment method has become a prevalent application in product …