The 'Delft design method' for hydraulic engineers

This report intends to stimulate the discussion about enhancing and tuning the application of the traditional method for engineering design projects for educational purposes at Delft University of Technology - and possibly for the engineering practice as well. It aims at creating awareness of putting the design activities in a logical order and...

Product design for elderly-visual design information inspired a new perspective in design education

A workshop Product Design for Elderly was held in Beijing and organized by the School of Digital Media and Design, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. A domestic appliances company had sponsored a part of the workshop and brought in the topics. The objectives of the workshop were creating a product design by each design team. and...

Improved models in the design of complex specials: Success or failure?

The European Maritime cluster remains a very important player in the design, production and operation of Complex Specials, but under pressure of competitors in the Far East both the design and the design approach has to 5e improved to maintain its maricet position. The problem of any new method is that it should comply with boundary conditions...

A Ten-Step Design Method for Simulation Games in Logistics Management

Simulation games have often been found useful as a method of inquiry to gain insight in complex system behavior and as aids for design, engineering simulation and visualization, and education. Designing simulation games are the result of creative thinking and planning, but often not the result of a rigorously applied design method. Design...

Architecture-Centric Design: Modeling and Applications to Control Architecture Generation

Design activities, including control design, are becoming increasingly difficult due to a corresponding increase in product and product development complexity. Model-based (or driven) engineering, development and design have become common concepts related to modern complex product development practices. However, it is argued here that currently...

The contribution of park and ride to a robust mobility system

P+R-plus is a new layer of P+R (Park and Ride) on top of existing P+R facilities at many public transport stops. Someone who parks his car at a P+R-plus location is guaranteed that he can reach all important locations within a metropolitan region with a maximum of one transfer and with metro quality (reliable and highly frequent). This implies...

Super elements in high-rise buildings under stochastic wind load

The design of tall and irregularly shaped buildings becomes more and more usual. A profound understanding of the force transfer and the serviceability conditions in these types of structures is needed. The considered buildings have a building plan that is not constant along the height and the effects of the in-plane floor stiffnesses coupling...