...Applying Usability Concepts Project Report Executive Summary Following our contextual design project, for the purposes of recruitment, we have prototyped the interview screens in the iPad application. More importantly, the mobility gained by the use of AnyBot amplifies the benefits of the application as a whole as well. We have attempted to use technologies and apply Norman’s concepts on usability to produce an interview session as close as possible to the natural way of interviewing another person. Selected Focus Areas from project “Recruitment Tool – Intelliview” We have selected the following 2 focus areas from our contextual design project to prototype for usability purposes: Focus Area#1: Record Answers & Ratings (for a specific question) 1. (Interviewer) Select a question, and ask the candidate 2. (Candidate) Answer question using the AnyBot 3. (Interviewer) Enters a summary of the candidates answer in the iPad 4. (Interviewer) Enters a rating of the candidates answer in the iPad for the particular question 5. (Interviewer) Select next question from list, to ask the next question 6. (Interviewer) Select Add new question to record a colleague’s question Focus Area#2: Add questions from colleagues 1. (Interviewer) Adds a new question one of the colleagues asked the candidate, driving the AnyBot to the iPad application 2. (Interviewer) Add answers and rating to the new question in the iPad application 3. (Interviewer) Select next question from list...
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...a myth you are looking to quash, you'll be on the road to success not only as an inventor, but also as an entrepreneur. So you’re probably wondering what happens after I have this great thought? What do I do next? Well, here are a few things that you should know about your concept. After you have the right concept for your invention, you’ll want a design. You can design your product using 3D CAD. You may be wondering what 3D CAD is , it is computer aided design, which helps with design and testing phases. The most beneficial factor of using 3D CAD instead of paper drafting...
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...Design of a Small-Scale Prototype for a Stabilized Permanent Magnet Levitated Vehicle No. 88 Geoffrey A. Long, O. James Fiske, Brad E. Paden LaunchPoint Technologies, Goleta, California, USA glong@launchpnt.com, jfiske@launchpnt.com, bpaden@launchpnt.com ABSTRACT: A small-scale proof-of-concept prototype has been designed and built as the next stage in the development of a novel maglev vehicle concept. This prototype demonstrates many of the key advantages of the technology which uses permanent magnets for levitation and does not require any moving parts in a track bifurcation. Key design features and performance characteristics of the prototype are described: the control system for stable levitation, the linear synchronous motor for propulsion and the method of track switching. Alternative system configurations and other applications of the technology are also briefly discussed. 1 INTRODUCTION The repelling forces resulting from bringing like poles of two magnets together is a commonly experienced phenomenon. The use of this repelling force to levitate a vehicle was considered early in the exploration of maglev vehicle technologies (Pollgreen 1964, Olsen 1965), but was largely discarded due to poor performance of the magnetic materials available at the time. As SmCo materials became available, the approach was revisited but again set aside by most due to the material’s high cost (Sinha 1987). In the 1980’s and 90’s NdFeB materials began to be developed as a low cost alternative...
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...28th 2011 Table of Contents Distinguish between sense, reference and denotation 3 Outline the main features of Prototype Theory and show how it differs from the classical view of concepts as necessary and sufficient conditions. Give examples to support your answer 5 To what extent would you expect people who speak different languages to display fundamental differences in the way they think and perceive the world? Support your answer with examples from one particular domain, such as that of colour terms or number words 7 Bibliography 9 Distinguish between sense, reference and denotation I answer this question in an attempt to draw a distinction between sense, reference and denotation. While doing my research I discovered a clearly defined line between sense and reference, however the line between reference and denotation seems slightly hazier and thus somewhat more difficult to define. The only analogy I can think of, is trying to compare chopsticks to a fork and knife. How does one distinguish between two entities that are essentially the same functionally yet, intrinsically different? This essay is an attempt to make this distinction, by defining denotation before drawing a contrast to reference and sense respectively. A clear definition of denotation can be understood through Saussure’s (1959) explanation of the signification (concept) and signal (sound pattern). Where upon hearing the sound pattern /kəʊm/ one will be able to conceptualize a class of...
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...development stages that result in the commercialization of new products. The stages for NPD consist of planning, design and prototype, production and pilot production, distribution, sales and marketing, and after sales servicing stages. Although there is a logical progression through the stages, after a product is developed, the cycle is continuous in order to promote improvement. Different phases of the projects rotate through the NPD cycle at the discretion of senior management. Planning Planning stages of NPD project are usually geared toward international business when feasible in order to increase geographical markets and market potential. With an increased market potential, the NPD investment decisions become more salable (Terpstra & Sarathy, 1991). Concept development occurs during the planning stages and includes new product and process ideas from many sources. Inputs from all areas of the organization, customers, noncustomers, suppliers and external research organizations are taken into consideration for new product concepts. The organization constantly expands its knowledge base and access to information to increase the number of new product and process ideas considered for development. Instituting procedures and incentives that encourage innovation and input from all parts of the organization continually increase the number of product concepts considered. The aggregate project plan is considered during the planning stages. The organization uses its process capacity...
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...1.0 Assignment 2 Reflection In assignment 2, I was responsible for the last part of the submission that is discussing the in-scope and out-of-scope concepts, matching the related design principles with our decisions, and discussing the design decisions we took while designing the prototype. Here are the two things I want to reflect on: 1. Discussing the design decisions 2. Matching related design principles 1.1 Design Decision Discussion For discussing design decisions, I retrieved and listed all the features from the working prototype and gave reasons to each of them. In order to complete my discussion, I talked with the member who’s in charge of the user cases, so I was advised which components are vital. On the other hand, by consulting with the prototype builder, I...
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...To: Kara Rose (Marketing Director) Jessie Megana (R & D Director From: (Project Manager) Subject: Development of New Vision System High Resolution Camera ------------------------------------------------- Date: 11/03/2012 Following our meeting on above subject and your directive for me to organize the product development process for the project I have employed a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) will be used to organize the work elements of the project. Overview of the Work Breakdown Structure The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is the tool for breaking down a project into its component parts. It identifies all the tasks in a project that are the foundation for all subsequent planning. The WBS starts with the list of requirements and specifications, which in turn suggest the end-item, deliverable, or system of the project and its major subsystems and components; they also specify which of the systems will be met externally (by suppliers/subcontractors) and which internally. The purpose of the WBS is to define the total project into “pieces of work” or small manageable tasks known as work packages. Decomposition makes it easier to prepare project schedules and cost estimates, and to assign management and task responsibilities. In a WBS the top layer is very general, and each subsequent layer is more and more specific. Every level in the WBS is the detailed explanation of the level above it. Building a WBS helps to: * Provide a detailed and comprehensive illustration...
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...The Design Process The design process is the transformation of an idea, needs, or wants by consumers or the marketplace at large, into a product that satisfies these needs. This is usually accomplished by adventurous people that are willing to take it on. Sometimes an engineer will be involved on some levels but not always. Design is basically a problem solving exercise. The design of a new product consists of the following stages: Design Brief Product Design Specifications Concept Design Testing Detail Design Manufacturing and Further Testing Refinement and Sales The development of a new product may also require the development of a prototype to prove that new technologies work before committing resources to full-scale manufacture. We can assist you with some of the prototype design if you need this help. If you do desire to develop a prototype you should have the product tested by as many people as you can possibly work with. Be sure to have a non-disclosure agreement with people that you are unsure of. You may need to contact an attorney for the best protection. The traditional view of the design to manufacture process is that it is a sequential process; the outcome of one stage is passed on to the next stage. This tends to lead to iteration in the design. I.e. having to go back to an earlier stage to correct mistakes. This can make products more expensive and delivered to the marketplace late. A better approach is for the designer to consider the stages following...
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...world IDEO to come up with the concept. The first meetings between the two teams were brilliant with creative energy on both sides. Then IDEO went off to work on the prototype. A couple months later they came back to Simmons and showed off the prototype in a big, classic IDEO pitch. The response from Simmons was not positive though they knew it was good, but Simmons had no ownership over it. About Simmons and IDEO: Simmons Bedding Company was one of the oldest and major company in USA and had net sales for 2005 were $855 million but company wanted to explore new product opportunities in same field to tap more customers so they approached IDEO for the task. On the other hand IDEO is a design and innovation consulting firm and has been a successful example of what innovation and innovative design can accomplish. Also the culture of IDEO can be described as eccentric, fun, creative and innovative. The outside-the-box working style and shifting of working groups help to keep thinkers fresh and constantly on their toes. Work Process of IDEO: IDEO normally follow following process for typical engineering-intensive products or services: Phase I: Concept Generation: This involved visualizing a large number of designs solutions before selecting a single product direction. Phase II: Concept Development: the purpose was to identify and resolve technical and user problem and to validate the feasibility of the product by developing functional prototypes. Phase III: Detailed Engineering:...
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...thought Chris Bangle as he walked by a picture of the new BMW 3-Series which was about one year away from its scheduled 1998 launch in Germany. Bangle, a former Wisconsin native, who became the company’s director of worldwide design at age 35, glanced at his watch. In just 30 minutes, he would meet with other senior managers about project recommendations that might revolutionize the way cars had been designed over the past eight decades at BMW. The meeting was in the inner sanctum of BMW’s research and engineering building, the Forschungs-und Ingenieurszentrum, known locally as the “FIZ” (pronounced “fits”). Built in 1987, this massive building centralized the work of 40 facilities previously scattered through Munich. All work from product concept to pilot production occurred in the FIZ. But only a privileged few out of the five thousand who worked in the building had ever visited this corner of the company where the meeting was to be held. Bangle pulled out his card key that would let him pass through a sleek space-age security system that resembled an oval chamber. After negotiating a push card entry system, a set of doors slid close behind him and another set opened up to reveal the styling area—a world of future visions, inhabited by many life-size clay models of cars under development that would eventually come to life on roads of the next millennium. BMW had weathered several storms over the past century, almost spluttering out of business thrice. On one humbling occasion in...
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...I. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction Over the years many organizations have invested in massive in-house computing capacities and specialized Information Technology (IT) staff around the world in order to support their primary business processes or to achieve a competitive advantage. According to Porter and Millar IT creates competitive advantage by giving companies new ways to outperform their rivals. To gain competitive advantage over its rivals, a company must either perform these activities at a lower cost or perform them in a way that leads to differentiation and premium price (Porter & Millar, 1999). These days, organizations are looking for IT to operate more efficiently and help to reduce the overall costs. The concept of outsourcing has contributed to this development by transferring entire business functions to an external service provider. A recent phenomenon in the domain of outsourcing is called Cloud Computing. “Clouds are a large pool of easily usable and accessible virtualized resources (such as hardware, development platforms and/or services). These resources can be dynamically re-configured to adjust to a variable load (scale), allowing also for an optimum resource utilization. This pool of resources is typically exploited by a pay-per-use model in which guarantees are offered by the Infrastructure Provider by means of customized SLAs” (Vaquero, 2009). The arrival of the Internet has accelerated the commoditization of IT by providing a perfect delivery...
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...governmental standards. This technology is a high resolution camera and the product development process for the same is explained by a Work Breakdown Structure which will be essential in developing and designing the product from concept to development. The Project team will ensure that new product development process is going through the right stages and we will continue the process by gathering the requirements for the project and analyze them with the help of Marketing, Research & Development and design/testing team. The following Work Breakdown structure is created and developed after meeting and discussing the product concept and design with Marketing Director, Kara Rose and R& D Director, Jessie Megana. The WBS will give a breakdown of activities involved in the product development process. These activities will be carried on until we reach the selling phase. WBS WBS 5.0 Sales 5.0 Sales 4.0 Development/IT 4.0 Development/IT 3.0 Design 3.0 Design 2.0 R & D 2.0 R & D 1.0 Marketing 1.0 Marketing 1.1 Market Feasibility 2.1 Concept Feasibility 3.1 Analyze 4.1 Build Prototype 5.1 Introduce the Assessment Assessment...
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...Finances 1. Funding - Cradle U-CIP Catalyst a) The U-CIP Catalyst offers conditional grants of up to RM150,000 (via two tranches of RM100,000 and RM50,000) to groups of innovative individuals with technology-based ideas in the ICT, non-ICT and high growth technology industries. The team is given a 12-month period to complete the development of their prototypes or proofs-of-concept. b) Allowable Funding: * Prototype development * Proof-of-concept development * Business plans development * Purchase of market feasibility research * Search and registration of Intellectual Property (IP) * Surveys on concrete statistical data * Product sampling expenses * Industry Focus ICT * Mobile/wireless tech * Creative multimedia & content development * Shared services outsourcing * Hardware design * Software development (Bio-informatics, consumer productivity applications, data mining & business intelligence, electronic design automation, enterprise & business services, gaming & interactive entertainment, Internet & e-Commerce, networking, communications & connectivity, open source, operating systems, security) * Internet-based businesses Non-ICT * Biotechnology (Bio-informatics, Bio-chemicals, Bio-diagnostics tools, agriculture and food tech) * Advanced materials * Advanced manufacturing-related tech * Renewable energy / waste management / recycling tech ...
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...1 Usability Engineering Bettina Thurnher Institute of Software Technology and fS f Interactive Systems (IFS) Vienna University of Technology 2 Outline Definition & Moti ation Motivation The Usability Process y Usability Methods Usability d Process M d l U bilit and P Model Mobile Usability Engineering y g g Web Usability 3 Definition & Motivation 4 What is usability? Usability: a product can be used by specified users to achieve specified goals with effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction in a specified context of use Appropriate f a purpose A i t for Comprehensible, usable, (learnable), … Ergonomic, hi h E i high-performance, … f Reliable, robust, … Usability is a quality attribute that assesses how easy user interfaces are to use The word "usability" also refers to methods for improving ease-of-use during the design process 5 What is usability? Five quality components Learnability: How easy is it for users to accomplish basic tasks the first time they encounter the design? Efficiency: Once users have learned the design, how quickly can they perform tasks? Memorability: When users return to the design after a period of not using it, how easily can they reestablish proficiency? Errors: How many errors do users make, how severe y , are these errors, and how easily can they recover from the errors? Satisfaction: How pleasant is it to use the design? 6 What is usability? A model of the attributes of system acceptability 7 What is...
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...did not listen to my customers and felt the need to changes the menu, now I think it was a mistake because it is necessary to have the customer feedback. I have kept this in my mind for my next venture. Other of the videos talk about the need to reframe the ordinary, that quote seemed very important and deep, because I think it's hard to create something from the scratch but innovate on current its different, also speaks of having fresh viewpoints, think usability and put ourselves in the shoes of the other, all these concepts are not new to me but at the same time, they are with the idea of reframing the ordinary and obtain a service that meets the user needs. A new perspective on an old concept is to include a fun look at the creative process, as adults, we tend to think more in preconceived rules and paradigms, where the game and fun allow us to break these paradigms and have a broad creative development. Personally, I knew the importance of the prototypes, but could not see it so clearly when the...
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