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AnthroTools 1.1 is now available. This latest update includes interface and performance enhancements. AnthroTools is a mobile web app that contains a suite of tools for Design for Human Variability, including a multivariate accommodation calculator, proportionality calculator, and NHANES database explorer. It will run on desktop browsers (Firefox, Chrome, or Safari) or on a web browser in iOS or Android.
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"Who Owns Design" lecture series continues with Carnegie Mellon professor
Jonathan Cagan, George Tallman and Florence Barrett Ladd Engineering Professor in Carnegie Mellon University's Department of Mechanical Engineering, will speak at 12 p.m. October 5 at Penn State's Stuckeman Family Building. His visit marks the second talk in the Penn State Department of Architecture "Who Owns Design?" Lecture Series.

Featured Recent Publication

Nadadur, G., Parkinson, M. B., and Simpson, T. W. (2012). Application of the generational variety index: a retrospective study of iPhone evolution. ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences. DETC2012-70727.

The generational variety index (GVI) helps identify the components of product variants that are most likely to require redesign in the future. These components can then be embedded with the flexibility required for them to be easily modifiable; the remaining components can be designed into a platform. This paper describes the application of the GVI technique in studying the evolution of the Apple iPhone, which was first released in 2007 and has since undergone multiple [ read more ]