Solving industry design problems using engineering technology and industrial design student teams

Collaborating Interaction Design into Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS)

“…There are studies on the educational perspective [9], [10], and design methodology [11]. Esko Kurvinen [12] outlined critical settings and situations that should be taken into account when industrial design is introduced to engineering-oriented product development.…”

“…Both disciplines place heavy emphasis on identification of customer needs, manufacturing methods, and prototyping. A number of recent research efforts [9], [10], [14] focused on analyzing the collaboration between Industrial Design students and Engineering students in various projects.…”

Enhance Creative Thinking by Collaborating with Designers

“…In the literature of Engineering Education, employing Industrial Design (ID) collaborators to enhance design thinking and creation has been studied for more than three decades [13], [14]. Studies have been conducted on the educational perspective [15], [16] and design methodology [17]. Esko Kurvinen [18] outlined critical settings and situations that should be taken into account when industrial design is introduced to engineering-oriented product development.…”

“…In biomedical engineering, Jay Goldberg [19] argued that although engineers and designers tend to emphasize different aspects of design, both disciplines place heavy emphases on identification of customer needs, manufacturing methods, and prototyping. Several recent research efforts [15], [16], [20] focused on analyzing the collaboration between Industrial Design students and Engineering students in various projects. In recent years, researchers interested in studying problems involving complex interactions on human-machine systems have risen.…”