A design tool to assess the heating energy demand and the associated financial and environmental impact in neighbourhoods
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.07.057
Abstract: Abstract During the master planning of neighbourhoods, design decisions related to the urban layout and typology affect the building form and availability of solar radiation considerably. The influence of those decisions on the energy demand… read more here.
Keywords: heating energy; energy demand; energy; design tool ... See more keywords
Computer-aided design tool for typical flexible mechanisms synthesis by means of evolutionary algorithms
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DOI: 10.1017/s0263574724000171
Abstract: Abstract Accurate prediction for mechanisms’ dynamic responses has always been a challenging task for designers. For modeling easiness purposes, mechanisms’ synthesis and optimization have been mostly limited to rigid systems, making consequently the designer unable… read more here.
Keywords: aided design; synthesis; mechanism; design tool ... See more keywords
Outdoor lighting design as a tool for tourist development: the case of Valladolid
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DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2017.1368457
Abstract: ABSTRACT Practices of outdoor illumination have dramatically changed in the last decades as functional lighting has progressively given way to a more qualitative vision of light. Its traditional role for security purposes has been progressively… read more here.
Keywords: tool tourist; outdoor lighting; design tool; lighting design ... See more keywords
Generative Design Procedure for Embedding Specified Planar Behavior in Modular Soft Pneumatic Actuators.
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DOI: 10.1089/soro.2020.0013
Abstract: A modular actuator construction consisting of smaller articulating units in series was designed to construct soft pneumatic actuators. These units are constructed to have a preferential bending direction using Mold Star 15 and Smooth-Sil 950… read more here.
Keywords: design; pneumatic actuators; design tool; actuator ... See more keywords
Generative design as a tool to analyse the uncertain loading regimes of intricate skeletal structures
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DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2025.0023
Abstract: The morphology of a skeletal structure is driven in part by the forces it endures over evolutionary time. We demonstrate that generative design, an iterative engineering tool, can yield insight into the loading regimes of… read more here.
Keywords: generative design; loading regimes; design tool; tool analyse ... See more keywords
UWB-Based Indoor Localization: How to Optimally Design the Operating Setup?
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DOI: 10.1109/tim.2022.3194924
Abstract: Localizing objects in indoor environments with anchor-based systems poses several challenges to be faced. The main one is the design phase. What is the minimum number of anchors to be adopted? What is the optimal… read more here.
Keywords: localization; based indoor; indoor localization; design ... See more keywords
PCBSmith: An Effective Schematic Generator for Testing PCB Design Tool Chain
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DOI: 10.1109/tr.2025.3529303
Abstract: In electronic design automation (EDA), printed circuit board (PCB) design plays a crucial role. Ensuring the reliability of the PCB design tool chain is essential, as bugs in the tool chain can cause significant issues… read more here.
Keywords: design tool; tool chain; pcb design; design ... See more keywords
Design tool for TOF and SL based 3D cameras.
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DOI: 10.1364/oe.25.027758
Abstract: Active illumination 3D imaging systems based on Time-of-flight (TOF) and Structured Light (SL) projection are in rapid development, and are constantly finding new areas of application. In this paper, we present a theoretical design tool… read more here.
Keywords: tool tof; tof based; imaging systems; tool ... See more keywords
A gesture-based design tool: Assessing 2DOF vs. 4DOF steerable instrument control
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199367
Abstract: Iterative prototyping is costly and time-consuming. Particularly when designing medical instruments, human factors related design choices significantly impact performance and safety. A tool is presented that allows for the evaluation of steerable instrument controls before… read more here.
Keywords: control; steerable instrument; design tool; design ... See more keywords
Development of an Automated Design Tool for FEM-Based Characterization of Solid and Hollow Microneedles
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DOI: 10.3390/mi14010133
Abstract: Microneedle design for biomedical applications, such as transdermal drug delivery, vaccination and transdermal biosensing, has lately become a rapidly growing research field. In this sense, finite element analysis has been extendedly used by microneedle designers… read more here.
Keywords: automated design; tool; development automated; design ... See more keywords
detasFLEX – A computational design tool for the analysis of various notch flexure hinges based on non-linear modeling
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DOI: 10.5194/ms-9-389-2018
Abstract: Abstract. Notch flexure hinges are commonly used in compliant mechanisms for precision engineering applications and yet important rotational properties of a hinge like the bending stiffness, maximum angular deflection and rotational precision are difficult to predict… read more here.
Keywords: notch flexure; flexure; design tool; flexure hinges ... See more keywords