Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology: Volume 13 Issue 3

Alleviating feature fatigue in product development based on the bass model

Mingxing Wu, Liya Wang, Ming Li, Huijun Long

This paper aims to propose a novel method to predict and alleviate feature fatigue. Many products now are loaded with an extensive number of features. Adding more features to one…

Design and implementation of a directly cooled PV/T

Busiso Mtunzi, Edson L. Meyer

– The purpose of this paper is to design and implement a directly cooled photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) hybrid system.

Development of value stream map for an Indian automotive components manufacturing organization

S. Vinodh, T. Selvaraj, Suresh Kumar Chintha, Vimal K E K

– This paper aims to apply Value Stream Mapping (VSM) for enabling leanness in an Indian automotive components manufacturing organization.

Concept of dependent joints in functional reconfigurable robots

Samir Mekid, M. Shang

The purpose of this paper is to discuss an example of modelling with experiments of robot prototype with dependent joint concept, including a full description of related…

Low back pain assessment application for construction workers

H.O. Adeyemi, S.B. Adejuyigbe, S.O. Ismaila, A.F. Adekoya

The purpose of this paper is to develop an expert system capable of assessing risk associated with manual lifting in construction tasks and proffer some first aid advices which…

Location strategies: methods and their methodological limitations

Thomas Glatte

– This paper aims to analyze methodological limitations of methods used for the evaluation of sites as part of location strategies for corporations.

Towards interactive open source based m-Learning solution: the m-Chisimba framework

Nhlanhla Wilton B. Mlitwa, David Wafula Wanyonyi

This paper aims to present a research outcome to an investigation towards the innovative use of electronic-learning (e-Learning) software solutions to strengthen the interactive…

Bus encoder design for crosstalk and power reduction in RLC modelled VLSI interconnects

S.K. Verma, B.K. Kaushik

This paper aims to reduce the worst-case crosstalk effects for resistance, inductance and capacitance (RLC) interconnects using the bus encoding technique. In current nanoscale…

Optimal design study of thermoacoustic regenerator with lexicographic optimization method

L.K. Tartibu, B. Sun, M.A.E. Kaunda

This paper aims to illustrate the use of the augmented epsilon-constraint method implemented in general algebraic modelling system (GAMS), aimed at optimizing the geometry of a…