TY - GEN
T1 - Computer-automated design of aesthetic injection molded products
AU - Wallace, David R.
AU - Jakiela, Mark J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 1991 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). All rights reserved.
PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - A model of the industrial design process for mass produced consumer products is proposed and described. The model can be used to design products subject to ergonomic, manufacturing, and aesthetic constraints. Injection molding is assumed as the primary manufacturing process for the artifacts designed. The four stages of the model, component organization, surface styling, product detailing, and graphical design are discussed. A computer-based implementation of the model is presented. As input to the system, users provide a selection of product components (e.g. speakers, displays, etc.) and choices for product attributes, including an aesthetic style. The system outputs a complete design of all visible surfaces of the product in the chosen style. An important result of the work is a verification of a basic method for capturing and imposing aesthetic styles on product designs.
AB - A model of the industrial design process for mass produced consumer products is proposed and described. The model can be used to design products subject to ergonomic, manufacturing, and aesthetic constraints. Injection molding is assumed as the primary manufacturing process for the artifacts designed. The four stages of the model, component organization, surface styling, product detailing, and graphical design are discussed. A computer-based implementation of the model is presented. As input to the system, users provide a selection of product components (e.g. speakers, displays, etc.) and choices for product attributes, including an aesthetic style. The system outputs a complete design of all visible surfaces of the product in the chosen style. An important result of the work is a verification of a basic method for capturing and imposing aesthetic styles on product designs.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85104734285
U2 - 10.1115/DETC1991-0034
DO - 10.1115/DETC1991-0034
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85104734285
T3 - Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference
SP - 85
EP - 94
BT - 3rd International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology
PB - American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
T2 - ASME 1991 Design Technical Conferences, DETC 1991
Y2 - 22 September 1991 through 25 September 1991
ER -