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A synthetic agent to simulate decisional behaviour of designers working with an active recommender framework system

Horvath, I. (author), Tepjit, Sirasak (author)

Application-specific reasoning mechanisms (ASRMs) development is a rapidly growing domain of systems engineering. A demonstrative implementation of an active recommender system (ARS) was realized to support designing ASRMs and to circumvent procedural obstacles by providing context-sensitive recommendations. The specific problem for the...

journal article 2024

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Editorial: Special Issue on Virtual Reality and Ergonomics Enablers for Product Development

Moes, C.C.M. (author), Horvath, I. (author)

journal article 2016

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Developing an edugame simulation application for engineering: It works in practice, but will it work in theory?

Keenaghan, G. (author), Horvath, I. (author), Van der Vegte, W.F. (author)

This article describes the development of a web-based 3D simulation of an engineering workshop in refrigeration plant maintenance and the challenge of moving the application from a knowledge and skills acquisition model to a problem-solving edugame model across a range of possible scenarios within the restrictions of an academic programme’s...

conference paper 2015

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A study of correlations among image resolution, reaction time, and extent of motion in remote motor interactions

Rusak, Z. (author), Kooijman, A. (author), Song, Y. (author), Verlinden, J.C. (author), Horvath, I. (author)

Motor interaction in virtual sculpting, dance trainings, and physiological rehabilitation requires close virtual proximity of users, whichmay be hindered by low resolution of images and system latency. This paper reports on the results of our investigation aiming to explore the pros and cons of using ultrahigh 4K resolution displays (4096 × 2160...

journal article 2014

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Current State of Applying Smart Materials in Consumer Durables: A Literature Survey

Bin Kassim, A. (author), Horvath, I. (author), Gerritsen, B.H.M. (author)

Smart materials have drawn substantial attention and interest in a broad range of applications, due to their unique and superior characteristics. However there is a blurry image over the potential applications of smart materials in consumer durables. This has stalled further research and decision making in initiating the development of consumer...

conference paper 2014

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Editorial: How are product development and engineering processes enhanced by involving research

Vroom, R.W. (author), Horvath, I. (author)

journal article 2014

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Surrogates-based prototyping

Du Bois, E. (author), Horvath, I. (author)

The research is situated in the system development phase of interactive software products. In this detailed design phase, we found a need for fast testable prototyping to achieve qualitative change proposals on the system design. In this paper, we discuss a literature study on current software development and opportunities for building fast...

conference paper 2014

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Application of shape changing smart materials in household appliances: A fragmented and inconsistent uptake

Bin Kassim, A. (author), Horvath, I. (author), Gerritsen, B.H.M. (author)

Shape changing smart materials (SCSM) have a wide range of applications, supporting product functions through material features. Surprisingly, their application in consumer durables such as household appliances is not as expected. This phenomenon could be related to a possible SCSM knowledge gap among designers, or unidentified design...

conference paper 2014

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A systematic approach to adressing the influence of man-machine interaction on situation awareness

Van Doorn, E.C. (author), Horvath, I. (author), Rusak, Z. (author)

This paper presents a systematic approach towards the study of required situation awareness (RSA) in traffic management context. Current theories are not suitable to clearly define the RSA in complex man-machine interaction (MMI) contexts. Deficiencies of man-machine interaction are difficult to recognize and resolve. This paper analyzes: (i)...

conference paper 2014

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Cyber-physical augmentation: An exploration

Vroom, R.W. (author), Horvath, I. (author)

Ubiquitous technologies provide many product innovation opportunities for industrial design engineers, such as creating user centered cyber-physical systems with adaptive capabilities to individual users and environments. The exploration discussed in this paper aims to uncover needs to know for designers to successfully augment physical products...

conference paper 2014

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Current status of robotic stroke rehabilitation and opportunities for a cyber-physically assisted upper limb stroke rehabilitation

Li, C. (author), Rusak, Z. (author), Horvath, I. (author), Ji, L. (author), Hou, Y. (author)

In the last two decades, robotics-assisted stroke reha-bilitation has been wide-spread, in particular for movement rehabilitation of upper limbs. Several studies have reported on the clinical effectiveness of this kind of therapy. The results of these studies show that robot assisted therapy can be more effective in recovering motor control...

conference paper 2014

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Dual-aspect model for failure forecasting in cyber-physical systems

Ruiz Arenas, S. (author), Horvath, I. (author), Opiyo, E.Z. (author), Gutierrez, R.M. (author)

Cyber physical systems (CPSs) are complex systems whose performance depends on the interactions between heterogeneous subsystems, the external environment, and the interrelation between the natural systems and its cyber-physical augmentations. Any fault that occurs during these diverse and interrelated interactions may cause failure or a...

conference paper 2014

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New features imply new principles? Deriving design principles for mass customization of cyber-physical consumer durables

Pourtalebi Hendehkhaleh, S. (author), Horvath, I. (author), Opiyo, E.Z. (author)

conference paper 2014

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Development of a framework for information acquisition and processing in cyber-physical systems

Li, Y. (author), Song, Y. (author), Horvath, I. (author), Opiyo, E.Z. (author), Zhang, G. (author)

In the designing and modeling of CPSs, the information acquisition and processing processes are often application dependent and process oriented. Those information management frameworks are simple and effective for small scale systems. However, many functions developed are not reusable or cannot be directly re-used, when a large number of...

conference paper 2014

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Integration of renewable energy sources into the energy supply flows of greenhouses: Development and validation of a forecasting model

Varga, D. (author), Horvath, I. (author)

conference paper 2014

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State of the art of using virtual reality technologies in built environment education

Keenaghan, G. (author), Horvath, I. (author)

This paper reports on our major findings concerning the application of virtual reality technologies in built environment education (BEE). In addition to an analysis of the current trends and developments in current virtual reality technologies and systems, it also evaluates their educational usability and effectiveness in the mirror of the...

conference paper 2014

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Reference scheme for deriving aspects and criteria for forecasting functional performance and cost implications of cyber-physical products

Opiyo, E.Z. (author), Horvath, I. (author)

conference paper 2014

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Evaluation of a ubiquitous learning system in a design engineering environment

Vroom, R.W. (author), Horvath, I. (author), Rusak, Z. (author), De Smit, A. (author), Opiyo, E.Z. (author)

Ubiquitous computing is computing power that is integrated in devices and environments in such a way that they offer optimal support to human daily life activities. For industrial design engineering students, applying ubiquitous technologies offer a great opportunity and challenge for innovating everyday products. To teach the students about...

conference paper 2012

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Reflections on delivering a cross-discipline, cross-cultural, international, masters-level collaborative course using e-Learning technologies

Leung, W.S. (author), Coulter, D.A. (author), Moes, C.C.M. (author), Horvath, I. (author)

This paper presents a case study on the experience of delivering an Internet-based international collaborative semester course at intermediate postgraduate level and attempts to distill a model for exploring the success factors involved when presenting such courses. The pedagogic and practical implications in terms of the effectiveness of the...

conference paper 2012

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Survey of the major trends and issues of research and innovations in common applications of ICT

Horvath, I. (author)

conference paper 2011