An ontology for product-service systems (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Annamalai, G., Hussain, R., Cakkol, M., Roy, R., Evans, S., & Tiwari, A. (2011, May). An ontology for product-service systems. Presented at Proceedings of the 3rd CIRP International Conference on Industrial Product Service Systems, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany

Industries are transforming their business strategy from a product-centric to a more service-centric nature by bundling products and services into integrated solutions to enhance the relationship between their customers. Since Product- Service System... Read More about An ontology for product-service systems.

Conceptual Product-Service System CAD-An Application (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Vasantha, G. A., & Roy, R. (2011, March). Conceptual Product-Service System CAD-An Application. Presented at 21st CIRP Design Conference: Interdisciplinary Design, KAIST, Korea

Product-Service System (PSS) provides an enhanced view about the functional aspects of value creation. Manufacturers are increasingly transforming their whole systems including processes in order to support the provision of PSS throughout its lifecyc... Read More about Conceptual Product-Service System CAD-An Application.

A framework for designing product-service systems (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Vasantha, G. V. A., Hussain, R., Roy, R., Tiwari, A., & Evans, S. (2011, August). A framework for designing product-service systems. Presented at 18th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED 11), Lyngby/Copenhagen, Denmark

In this competitive globalizing scenario, manufacturers are adopting a strategy of bundling products and services into an integrated solution to create sustainable competitive advantage. Servitizing manufacturers are increasingly transforming their p... Read More about A framework for designing product-service systems.

Understanding Collaboration in Knowledge Processes in Indian Industry (2011)
Book Chapter
Annamalai Vasantha, G. V., & Chakrabarti, A. (2012). Understanding Collaboration in Knowledge Processes in Indian Industry. In Sustaining Innovation (63-78). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2077-4_5

Collaborative design supports quality innovation in reduced cost and time to market; this is critical to sustain organizations within the current competitive product development landscape. Understanding the knowledge processes that occur through coll... Read More about Understanding Collaboration in Knowledge Processes in Indian Industry.

Evaluating a vehicle auditory display: comparing a designer's expectations with listeners' experiences (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McGregor, I., Larsson, P., & Turner, P. (2011, August). Evaluating a vehicle auditory display: comparing a designer's expectations with listeners' experiences. Presented at 29th conference of the European Association of Cognitive Ergonomics, Rostock, Germany

This paper illustrates a method for the early evaluation of auditory displays in context. A designer was questioned about his expectations of an auditory display for Heavy Goods Vehicles, and the results were compared to the experiences of 10 listene... Read More about Evaluating a vehicle auditory display: comparing a designer's expectations with listeners' experiences.

Industry Practices and Challenges in Using Product in Use Data to Inform PSS Conceptual Design (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hussain, R., Lockett, H., & Vasantha, G. A. (2011, May). Industry Practices and Challenges in Using Product in Use Data to Inform PSS Conceptual Design. Presented at The 3rd CIRP International Conference on Industrial Product-Service Systems, Braunschweig, Germany

Both Product-Service System (PSS) literature and industry express a need to close the design loop by feeding product-in-use data to conceptual design. Nevertheless, how to actually accomplish this for PSS Conceptual Design is largely absent. This pap... Read More about Industry Practices and Challenges in Using Product in Use Data to Inform PSS Conceptual Design.

Problem definition in designing product service systems (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Annamalai Vasantha, G., Roy, R., & Cakkol, M. (2011, May). Problem definition in designing product service systems. Presented at The 3rd CIRP International Conference on Industrial Product-Service Systems, Braunschweig, Germany

In these early stages of PSS research, it is necessary to define a holistic problem definition for designing productservice systems (PSS). In this paper, the current industrial practice of the problem definition within PSS is analyzed and presented.... Read More about Problem definition in designing product service systems.

ISIR: Informed sensitised intelligent response-A PSS conceptual design framework using service characteristics (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hussain, R. S., Lockett, H., Kingston, J., Alcock, J., & Vasantha, G. (2010, October). ISIR: Informed sensitised intelligent response-A PSS conceptual design framework using service characteristics. Presented at APMS 2010 International Conference: Competitive and Sustainable Manufacturing, Products and Services, Cernobbio, Italy

This paper considers two dominant definitions of services in the service literature and then proposes a set of service characteristics which have been derived from Service Dominant Logic. These characteristics are then used to chart the differences a... Read More about ISIR: Informed sensitised intelligent response-A PSS conceptual design framework using service characteristics.

Assessment of design tools for knowledge capture and re-use (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Vijaykumar, A. G., & Chakrabarti, A. (2010, December). Assessment of design tools for knowledge capture and re-use. Presented at 1st International Conference on Modelling and Management of Engineering Processes

No abstract available.

Towards more humane calendar applications (2010)
Book Chapter
Engemand, S., & Keates, S. (2010). Towards more humane calendar applications. In H. Khalid, A. Hedge, & T. Z. Ahram (Eds.), Advances in Ergonomics Modeling and Usability Evaluation (412-421). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/EBK1439835036-45

This paper describes a study about how people currently use computer-based calendar applications and examines which features do not meet their needs and expectations. Survey data was collected from 88 participants based in 6 organisations using 3 dif... Read More about Towards more humane calendar applications.

The water vapour sorption properties of Sitka spruce determined using a dynamic vapour sorption apparatus (2010)
Journal Article
Hill, C. A. S., Norton, A. J., & Newman, G. (2010). The water vapour sorption properties of Sitka spruce determined using a dynamic vapour sorption apparatus. Wood science and technology, 44(3), 497-514. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00226-010-0305-y

The water vapour sorption properties of Sitka spruce (Picea abies)
have been investigated over a range of temperatures (14.2–43.8C) using a
dynamic vapour sorption apparatus. The sorption kinetics behaviour was evaluated
using the parallel expone... Read More about The water vapour sorption properties of Sitka spruce determined using a dynamic vapour sorption apparatus.

External Examining: an Engineering Subject Centre guide. (2009)
Preprint / Working Paper
Cowan, J. External Examining: an Engineering Subject Centre guide

This handbook was prepared for external examiners and for use in training workshops for newly appointed external examiners.

Variable message signs: are they effective TDM measures? (2009)
Book Chapter
Saleh, W., Walker, C., & Pai, C. W. (2009). Variable message signs: are they effective TDM measures?. In Travel Demand Management and Road User Pricing: Success, Failure and Feasibility (135-150). Ashgate Publishing

This chapter investigates impacts of Variable Message Signs (VMS) on accidents rates and severities on Scottish trunk roads. A before and after analysis of accidents at 14 selected VMS sites in central and north-east Scotland is presented.

Travel demand management and road user pricing : success, failure and feasibility (2009)
Book
Saleh, W., & Sammer, G. (Eds.). (2009). Travel demand management and road user pricing : success, failure and feasibility. Ashgate Publishing

Throughout the world, traffic levels are increasing and, in urban areas, these increasing levels have led to pressures on the road networks which are causing serious economic, environmental and social problems. This book examines the full range of 'p... Read More about Travel demand management and road user pricing : success, failure and feasibility.

Motor impairments and universal access (2009)
Book Chapter
Keates, S. (2009). Motor impairments and universal access. In C. Stephanidis (Ed.), Universal Access Handbook (5.1-5.14). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781420064995-c5

No abstract available.

Quality Assurance in European Engineering Education: Present and Future Challenges (2009)
Book Chapter
Cowan, J. (2009). Quality Assurance in European Engineering Education: Present and Future Challenges. In A. Patil, & P. Gray (Eds.), Engineering Education Quality Assurance (29-40). Springer US. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0555-0_2

This chapter focuses on the quality assurance (QA) of higher engineering education in the United
Kingdom and Europe, by considering eight challenges which are predicted by the writer to be of increasing
importance in the years ahead. QA in higher e... Read More about Quality Assurance in European Engineering Education: Present and Future Challenges.

Drill geometry and operating effects when cutting small diameter holes in CFRP (2009)
Journal Article
Shyha, I., Aspinwall, D., Soo, S., & Bradley, S. (2009). Drill geometry and operating effects when cutting small diameter holes in CFRP. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 49(12-13), 1008-1014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2009.05.009

The paper details experimental results when drilling small holes (1.5 mm diameter cemented carbide drills with varying end point and helix geometry) in thin quasi-isotropic, unbacked carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) laminate (typical cutting ti... Read More about Drill geometry and operating effects when cutting small diameter holes in CFRP.

Towards a new disciplinary framework for contemporary design practice. (2009)
Journal Article
Dykes, T. H., Rodgers, P. A., Dykes, T., Rodgers, P., & Smyth, M. (2009). Towards a new disciplinary framework for contemporary design practice. CoDesign, 5(2), 99-116. https://doi.org/10.1080/15710880902910417

This paper argues for a consistent and new design-specific disciplinary framework that will provide a better understanding of emergent design practice. Design today is characterised by a blurring of traditional design domains (Sanders 2006) and desig... Read More about Towards a new disciplinary framework for contemporary design practice..

Product Scotland: bringing designers, anthropologists, artists and engineers together. (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rodgers, P., Rogers, J., Anusas, M., Milton, A., Pengelly, J., Whittet, C., Marshall, J., Titley, W., Colvin, A., Smyth, M., Charles, C., & Kasprzak, M. (2008, August). Product Scotland: bringing designers, anthropologists, artists and engineers together

This paper describes the work of Product Scotland, a collaborative network of product designers, anthropologists, artists and engineers based in Scotland. One of the key aims of the Product Scotland network is to achieve research excellence through k... Read More about Product Scotland: bringing designers, anthropologists, artists and engineers together..

Visualising the soundfield and soundscape: extending Macaulay and Crerar’s 1998 method (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McGregor, I., Crerar, A., Benyon, D., & LePlâtre, G. (2008, June). Visualising the soundfield and soundscape: extending Macaulay and Crerar’s 1998 method. Presented at ICAD 2008: The 14th annual International Conference on Auditory Display, Paris, France

The introduction of effective auditory warnings into a shared environment requires a prior understanding of the existing soundfield and soundscape. Reifying the physical and perceptual auditory environment enables a form of pre-auditioning, as well a... Read More about Visualising the soundfield and soundscape: extending Macaulay and Crerar’s 1998 method.